Wales is supposed to be a rest cure, a chance to exorcise the demons of injury, guilt and betrayal. But before Steve Jay has even reached the remote clinic, he has had to deal with a house fire and a clear case of murder. Then he is caught in a forest fire, an elemental force; awesome, destructive, deadly. Steve Jay, seeking rest and isolation, has landed on an anthill, a vicious eco-war between the Welsh and a multi-national mining conglomerate. By degrees he is drawn into the battle, lured by a beautiful woman with a past: a past that will engulf him. He returns to London not whole, but functional; not healed, but rested, with breath enough to try to regain his position and self-respect. But he has scarcely time to settle in when a huge explosion rips the heart from a building and presents him and his crew with the most dangerous incident they have ever faced - the eco-war has followed him to London. Jay is forced to go back to Wales and discover the truth, but not before a woman he thought he'd never see again returns with trouble on her mind and Jay in her heart.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
...a great writer of fearful, fiery fiction - Bangor Chronicle (Thermal Image)
Does for firefighting what Grisham and Turow have achieved for the legal profession. - Time Out
O'Keeffe...brings an authentic feel to his descriptions of fire fighting, and the plot, involving arson and murder, is skilfully brought to an exciting climax - Sunday Telegraph (Thermal Image)
A gripping story with an added edge of danger, fans will love this latest tale of Stephen Jay - Cambridge Evening News
Pat O'Keeffe's writing produces a vivid "towering inferno" work of totally compulsive and frightening reading. This book will remain in your thoughts for a very long time to come. - Bangor Chronicle on BURN OUT
...authentic realism...packed with far more incidents than an episode of London's Burning - Publishing News (Thermal Image)
As propaganda for the pay claim, it beats any of Andy Gilchrist's arguments. - The Scotsman (Weekend) - Burn Out
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Höhe: 40 mm
Breite: 165 mm
Dicke: 242 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-340-82017-9 (9780340820179)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
An Operational Station Officer in the London Fire Brigade, first novelist Pat O'Keeffe is also the holder of a 5th degree black belt in Karate and has fought 28 times as a kick-boxer.