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Second Strike
- Author
- Chris Ryan
- Narrator
- Simon Darwen
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Publish Date
- 22 May 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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But when a talented young engineer dies in mysterious circumstances, Hawkins is sent down to Plymouth to investigate. Working alongside the company's new cyber-security expert, Alex Millar, Hawkins must find out who murdered the engineer - and why.
What begins as a straightforward case soon turns into a deadly manhunt, as Hawkins and Millar pursue their quarry from the streets of Liverpool to the Firth of Clyde, in a frantic race against time to expose a deadly conspiracy targeting the heart of the UK's defences. Win, and they'll prevent a terrifying attack. Fail, and Britain will be at the mercy of its deadliest enemy...
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- Author
- Chris Ryan
- Narrator
- Simon Darwen
- Duration
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9781838779825
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Genre
- War, combat and military adventure fiction, Technothriller, Espionage and spy thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Special and elite forces
Synopsis
A single terrible mistake cost David Hawkins everything. His marriage. His relationship with his daughter - and his career in the SAS. Now Hawkins is a man on the downward slope of life. Banished from the Regiment, relegated to a desk job at one of Britain's biggest private defence contractors, haunted by the memories of the past.But when a talented young engineer dies in mysterious circumstances, Hawkins is sent down to Plymouth to investigate. Working alongside the company's new cyber-security expert, Alex Millar, Hawkins must find out who murdered the engineer - and why.What begins as a straightforward case soon turns into a deadly manhunt, as Hawkins and Millar pursue their quarry from the streets of Liverpool to the Firth of Clyde, in a frantic race against time to expose a deadly conspiracy targeting the heart of the UK's defences. Win, and they'll prevent a terrifying attack. Fail, and Britain will be at the mercy of its deadliest enemy...
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