Assassin by Duncan Falconer

Assassin by Duncan Falconer

Another explosive case for special forces operative John Stratton

After a CIA-sponsored op in theMiddle East'sKhorasan Valley, operative John Stratton is looking forward to a holiday, until old friend and ex-SBS commander Berry Chandos calls him up out of the blue. Through his contacts, Chandos has discovered that a nuclear dirty bomb has gone missing in Pakistan. When Chandos disappears a few days later, Stratton finds himself drawn into a desperate race to find his old partner before an assassin targets him and before the bomb can fall into the wrong hands. Alone and unsupported, Stratton must fight to find his friend and discover the truth in this high-voltage thriller.

Duncan Falconer served in the Special Boat Service of the United Kingdom and 14 Int., Northern Ireland's top-secret SAS undercover detachment. His first book, the best-selling First Into Action, chronicled the SBS's real-life exploits. He departed the SBS after more than a decade of operational service and entered the private security industry. Falconer has spent the last few years operating in areas like Afghanistan, the Nigerian Delta, Palestine, Liberia, and Iraq, sometimes writing his novels while bullets rain down on the complex he is staying in.