Crisis
the action-packed Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller
1st Edition
Published on 2. June 2016
576 pages
978-1-4735-2644-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read' FREDERICK FORSYTH
'Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start' DAILY MAIL
Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions.
Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions.
Hunted down, captured, tortured and on the run from one of South America's most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge, Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious.
Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters, CRISIS is Frank Gardner's debut novel. Combining insider knowledge, up-to-the-minute hardware, fly on the wall insights with heart-in-mouth excitement, CRISIS boasts an irresistible, visceral frisson of authenticity: smart, fast-paced and furiously entertaining, here is a thriller for the 21st century.
Readers are gripped by Crisis:
***** 'An excellently written page turner, full of intrigue.'
***** 'It kept me engrossed and on the edge of my seat.'
***** 'Superb writing style. Gripping story line.'
Luke Carlton returns in Frank Gardner's third, explosive thriller OUTBREAK. Available for pre-order now.
'Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start' DAILY MAIL
Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions.
Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions.
Hunted down, captured, tortured and on the run from one of South America's most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge, Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious.
Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters, CRISIS is Frank Gardner's debut novel. Combining insider knowledge, up-to-the-minute hardware, fly on the wall insights with heart-in-mouth excitement, CRISIS boasts an irresistible, visceral frisson of authenticity: smart, fast-paced and furiously entertaining, here is a thriller for the 21st century.
Readers are gripped by Crisis:
***** 'An excellently written page turner, full of intrigue.'
***** 'It kept me engrossed and on the edge of my seat.'
***** 'Superb writing style. Gripping story line.'
Luke Carlton returns in Frank Gardner's third, explosive thriller OUTBREAK. Available for pre-order now.
Reviews / Votes
Full of tomorrow's headlines, Crisis is a nerve-shredding thriller with an intimate knowledge of the world it portrays. This is intelligent, high-voltage story-telling of the very highest order. -- TONY PARSONS Written by someone who has been there, done that and knows what it's about, Crisis is a thriller you just can't put down. -- Sir ROGER MOORE Gardner knows his subject - and it shows. A rattling good read. -- JOHN HUMPHRYS, BBC Broadcaster Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read. -- FREDERICK FORSYTH A terrific page-turner. * SUNDAY TIMES * Frank Gardner has written a fast and exciting story rooted in the present horrifying dangers that surrounds us. Crisis is brimful of an insider's insights and reeks of authority. -- GERALD SEYMOUR Follows the path pioneered by Frederick Forsyth . . . authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start. * DAILY MAIL * Impressive . . .Gardner's debut begins at speed and scarcely draws breath thereafter. * The Times * Few thriller debuts possess the confidence and verve of Frank Gardner's CRISIS . . . a book of exhilarating panache. * SUNDAY TIMES * A seriously compulsive page turner. -- PETER SNOWMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
File size
1,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4735-2644-0 (9781473526440)
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Person
Born in 1961, Frank Gardner has been the BBC's Security Correspondent since 2002. He holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he was ambushed by terrorists, shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. He still travels extensively. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank published his bestselling memoir, Blood and Sand, in 2006. His first novel, the thriller Crisis, which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton, was a No.1 bestseller. The second Luke Carlton thriller, Ultimatum, was also a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, as was the third, Outbreak. Frank Gardner lives in London.
