Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Discover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller and BBC security correspondent. 
 
‘Everything is impressive in this masterly account . . . Exhilarating’ Sunday Times 
 
‘Genuinely unnerving and fast-paced . . . highly recommended’ Irish Independent 
 
The world is on high alert. 
 
Across the strait from Taiwan, China’s armed forces appear to be readying for war. Could the People’s Republic be preparing to invade its island neighbour? 
 
A mole deep within the Chinese Communist Party leadership has some explosive intel that could defuse this geo-political timebomb. But before Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service can get hold of the data, the ‘collector’ sent to recover it is abducted. 
 
As global tensions rise, MI6 operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious information she carries. 
 
With the clock ticking and tip-offs taking them to shady Macau casinos, tawdry night clubs and down multiple dead ends, Luke is convinced they are being deliberately strung along. 
 
Then they get the vital lead they need. It points to Taiwan – a country frantically preparing for imminent invasion. And it’s there that Luke and Jenny uncover what is really going on. . . 
 
Drawing on his years of experience reporting on global security stories and in-depth knowledge of the security services, Frank Gardner has written his most frighteningly real, unnerving and explosive thriller yet. 
 
Praise for Frank Gardner: 
 
'Fast, taut, tense, accurate.' Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal 
 
'Utterly authentic.' Daily Mail 
 
‘Thriller writing of a high order.' Financial Times 
 
'Nerve-shredding.' Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the Max Wolfe series 
 
'Heart-in-mouth.' i-Newspaper 
 
'Compulsively readable.' Radio Times

Invasion

In the dying light of an Arctic afternoon a monstrous black shape slips beneath the Arctic waters of Murmansk bay. The Novorussiya is one of Russia's most advanced nuclear submarines, and she is carrying something that could change the world order forever . . . 
 
Far to the south, at a military base hidden in the sub-zero forests of Arctic Russia, a lone figure steps out into a swirl of snow. Unseen, Major Orlov trudges to a distant corner of the base and retrieves a hidden transmitter. The FSB intelligence officer knows all about the Novorussiya and what she’s carrying, and the time has come to alert his handler in London. He also knows that a net of suspicion is closing in on him. He wants out. And fast. 
 
MI6 operative Luke Carlton is dispatched to help with Orlov’s extraction across the border into Finland, teaming up with Finnish Special Forces officer Sini Järvinen. It's then that things start to go badly wrong . . . 
 
As tensions between the West and Russia ratchet up and reach fever pitch, Luke and his Finnish accomplice are caught in a race against time to unearth the secrets of Moscow’s latest weapon before it’s too late. 
 
Breathlessly exciting, frighteningly authentic and unnervingly prescient, Ballistic is Frank Gardner proving once again that he's one of the best in the international thriller business.

Ballistic

'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.

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