Crisis: the action-packed Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller
Jun 2016 · Random House
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'Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read' FREDERICK FORSYTH
'Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start' DAILY MAIL
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.
Readers are gripped by Crisis:
***** 'An excellently written page turner, full of intrigue.'
***** 'It kept me engrossed and on the edge of my seat.'
***** 'Superb writing style. Gripping story line.'
Luke Carlton returns in Frank Gardner's third, explosive thriller OUTBREAK. Available for pre-order now.
'Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start' DAILY MAIL
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.
Readers are gripped by Crisis:
***** 'An excellently written page turner, full of intrigue.'
***** 'It kept me engrossed and on the edge of my seat.'
***** 'Superb writing style. Gripping story line.'
Luke Carlton returns in Frank Gardner's third, explosive thriller OUTBREAK. Available for pre-order now.
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4.4
17 reviews
Richard Lewington
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March 20, 2017
For a man with Gardner's contacts and experience this turned out to be a disappointing read. The book is a sequence of cardboard characters, 2 dimensional who never seem lifelike. The nook is largely indistinguishable from the pot boilers churned out by Andy McNab or Chris Ryan. Guns and explosions on every other page are no substitute for lifelike characters and a realistic plot.
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Gordon Kynoch
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March 11, 2017
Make no mistake, this was a gripping read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Most people would know that British Gas don't dig roads anymore it is down to the Network supplier so for me it lost a bit of sharpness in the story. Otherwise great read.
andy Higginson
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February 25, 2017
A brilliant 1st novel..Hope for more to come. Could be up there with Gerald Seymour.
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About the author
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.
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