{"product_id":"ballistic-book-frank-gardner-9781787635494","title":"Ballistic","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW LUKE CARLTON THRILLER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMI6 operative Luke Carlton returns in his most exciting and unnervingly up-to-the-minute mission yet . . . Get ready for the new edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dying light of an Arctic afternoon a monstrous black shape slips beneath the waters of Murmansk bay. Murmansk in the Arctic Circle is where Russia's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines is based - and the \u003ci\u003eNovorossiya\u003c\/i\u003e is one of their navy's most advanced - and dangerous - vessels . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActing on information received from a high-ranking mole deep inside Russia's FSB, Britain's security services are convinced that the submarine is about to deploy a terrifying, game-changing device. As Europe goes into a state of high alert, MI6 operative Luke Carlton is sent into the hot zone that is the Finnish-Russian border. His mission to secure the safe extraction of this valuable MI6 asset and the intel he has in his possession - because it seems the West could be staring Armageddon in the face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's then that things start to go devastatingly wrong . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathlessly exciting, brilliantly authentic and unnervingly prescient, \u003ci\u003eBallistic\u003c\/i\u003e is the new Luke Carlton thriller from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and journalist who has his finger on the pulse of 21st century geo-politics and knows where the dangerous flashpoints are likely to be . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Frank Gardner's other Luke Carlton thrillers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Tensions rise to boiling point . . . Gardner cuts to the molten core of a modern flashpoint in an electric thriller.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fast, taught, tense, accurate. A terrific read.’ \u003c\/b\u003eFREDERICK FORSYTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Thriller-writing of the highest order . . . Gardner steadily ratchets up the tension, peppering the narrative with nuggets of expertise.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Full of tomorrow’s headlines . . . this is intelligent, high-voltage storytelling of the very highest order.’ \u003c\/b\u003eTONY PARSONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Confirms Frank Gardner’s place among the pantheon of distinguished reporters who have become excellent thriller writers, including Gerald Seymour and Frederick Forsyth . . . utterly authentic.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Combines insider knowledge with heart-in-mouth excitement.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei-\u003c\/i\u003eNEWSPAPER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Everything is impressive in this masterly account . . . exhilarating (if alarming) topicality.’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52119449010449,"sku":"NGR9781787635494","price":16.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53785774686481,"sku":"GOR015034259","price":8.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53795180708113,"sku":"NLS9781787635494","price":16.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781787635494.jpg?v=1786613912","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/ballistic-book-frank-gardner-9781787635494","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}