Assassin (Paperback)

Duncan Falconer

ISBN 10: 0751544116 / ISBN 13: 9780751544114

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, London, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. In Afghanistan, elite operative John Stratton leads a raid on a remote compound, leaving no survivors.Days later, in London, Stratton is contacted by an old friend in military intelligence with a curious message about being hunted by an assassin.When the officer vanishes, Stratton is drawn into a desperate race to secure a missing nuclear warhead that has been stolen from the Pakistan military. Against an unknown enemy, he begins a heart-stopping search for the bomb that will take him from a Taliban hideout just a few miles outside Bagram Air Base to the crowded streets of Manhattan.A terrifying and authentic vision of the special forces world by an ex-SBS operative, this is Duncan Falconer's most gripping thriller to date. Another explosive case for special forces operative John Stratton. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assassin (Paperback)
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751544116
• ISBN 13: 9780751544114
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Afghanistan, elite operative John Stratton leads a raid on a remote compound, leaving no survivors.

Days later, in London, Stratton is contacted by an old friend in military intelligence with a curious message about being hunted by an assassin.

When the officer vanishes, Stratton is drawn into a desperate race to secure a missing nuclear warhead that has been stolen from the Pakistan military. Against an unknown enemy, he begins a heart-stopping search for the bomb that will take him from a Taliban hideout just a few miles outside Bagram Air Base to the crowded streets of Manhattan.

A terrifying and authentic vision of the special forces world by an ex-SBS operative, this is Duncan Falconer's most gripping thriller to date.

About the Author

A former member of the elite Special Boat Service & 14 Int., N. Ireland's top-secret SAS detachment, he left after more than a decade of operational service & went into the private security 'circuit'. His SBS exploits were documented in his 1st book, the bestselling First Into Action.