Cet auteur explore les aspects complexes et souvent périlleux du monde moderne à travers ses talents journalistiques et littéraires captivants. Son écriture, nourrie par une vaste expérience de première ligne dans des zones de conflit et des lieux reculés, offre des aperçus percutants sur la résilience humaine face à des défis redoutables. Avec un courage inébranlable et un œil attentif aux détails, il découvre des récits improbables aux confins où se croisent la culture, la politique et la survie. Ses œuvres invitent les lecteurs dans un voyage profondément captivant aux frontières de l'expérience humaine.
It was on 6 June 2004 that BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen in a quiet Riyadh back street. This new anniversary edition is a reaffirmation of his deep understanding of - and affection for - the Islamic world in these uncertain times.
Lost on a remote Sumatran volcano...pursued through a Tokyo backstreet by a Japanese gangster...picnicking with the French Foreign Legion in the Horn of Africa: Frank Gardner's idea of a holiday is not everyone's.
Someone on the inside is ready to hand over information - but then the rendezvous with SIS officer Luke Carlton goes bloodily wrong. With time running out, it seems only Luke can stop a cataclysmic new war in the Gulf .
Tensions escalate as China's military readiness for war looms over Taiwan, prompting Britain's Secret Intelligence Service to act. A mole within the Chinese Communist Party possesses crucial intel, but the collector tasked with retrieving it is abducted before reaching MI6. Field operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li race against time, navigating dangerous locales from Macau to Taiwan, uncovering a deeper conspiracy behind the impending invasion. Frank Gardner's latest thriller combines his expertise in global security with a gripping narrative filled with twists and urgency.
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.
The doctor knows it's too late - she's been contaminated . . Readers are raving about Outbreak 'A fast-paced espionage thriller with a timely premise' 'A sharp and fast-paced thriller' 'A great read for fans old and new' 'One of the best thrillers of 2021'
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