Eight Lives Down

Eight Lives Down

Summary

SEARING HEAT

You have the most dangerous job in the world's most dangerous place. You are responsible for bomb disposal in the British sector of Iraq.You are the last defence against oblivion. And it's already a hundred degrees in the shade. ,

COLD FEAR

You are up against some of the most sophisticated bombmakers in the world. They don't play by the rules of the Geneva Convention. Nothing but your own wits will save you. You're on your own.

SILENCE

Now is the moment of truth. All you can hear is the sound of your own blood pounding through your veins. This could be your last moment on earth.

IT'S JUST YOU AND THE BOMB

Reviews

  • A ticking bomb of a book; breathtakingly tense, fast-paced and incredibly moving. The best war memoir I've read in years
    Andy McNab

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Chris Hunter

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