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Crisis

A Luke Carlton Thriller (Book 1)

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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.

Critics Review

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
Author Frank Gardner
Narrator John Sackville
Series A Luke Carlton Thriller
Duration 14 hours and 17 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473540538
Format Audiobook
Publisher Transworld
Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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