Who Pays The Piper

A gripping action-packed thriller based on actual real-life SAS raids

Gritty, authentic and unputdownable. The best military adventure I have ever read.

A striking debut ... told with great verve and an eye for detail, it crackles from first page to last, and makes Smith a name to look out for

Down to earth and dirty like it is. Mackenzie Smith captures what others miss. People need to know.

The writing is good, the characters strong…I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good thriller

Mackenzie Smith studied English Literature at university. He has travelled extensively in Africa where his books are largely based. He is a businessman living in Wiltshire with his wife and four children.

It's 1999. The SAS have been sent to the jungle of Sierra Leone to rescue a group of British soldiers taken hostage by the notorious West Side Boys. 
 
Captain Christian McKie leads an advanced four-man patrol into position, ready to call in the main strike force at a moment's notice. 
 
But all is not as it seems; betrayal and greed are deadly enemies. Christian is captured and held hostage, his will to survive only eclipsed by his desire for revenge.

Mackenzie Smith

Frighteningly plausible ... if you enjoy a spot of cold-blooded, raw, hard soldiering action you’ll be dead chuffed.

Gripped me from the start ... to me it read "for real"'

'Smith is back and hits gold with his most gripping adventure yet.' Bear Grylls 
 
My name is Christian McKie and a few months ago I was killed in military action in Sierra Leone. 
 
I am undercover with the only people who know I am alive. 
 
We were all killed in action. 
 
And now we turn death to our advantage. 
 
We are the Regiment of the Dead.

Favour the Dead

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Frighteningly plausible ... if you enjoy a spot of cold-blooded, raw, hard soldiering action you’ll be dead chuffed.

Gripped me from the start ... to me it read "for real"'

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