The explosive, action-packed, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling debut thriller from acclaimed broadcaster, BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner - someone with a unique insight into the murky world of espionage and counter-terrorism.
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.
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 SNOW*
Combines insider knowledge with heart-in-mouth excitement.
*i-NEWSPAPER*
Action-packed . . . the book’s title scarcely does justice to such
a thrilling read.
*HUFFINGTON POST*
Fast moving.
*THE SUN*
Irresistible . . . smart, authentic and always entertaining . . .
high-voltage storytelling at its best and worthy of Frederick
Forsyth or John le Carre.
*CRIME REVIEW*
Gardner obviously has an up-to-the-minute understanding of
contemporary warfare and he is also a very good writer. This is a
thrilling adventure.
*LITERARY REVIEW*
Gardner is a dab hand at ratcheting up the tension . . . a must
read.
*BUSINESS STANDARD*
A compelling read.
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