Invasion

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One of the bestselling names in the British spy thriller firmament, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time and the odds to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm- China's invasion of Taiwan.

THE PULSE-POUNDING NEW LUKE CARLTON THRILLER . . . 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?

The world is on high alert.

Britain's Secret Intelligence Service has a mole deep within the Chinese Communist Party leadership - an individual in possession of intel that could defuse this fast-escalating situation. A 'collector' is sent to meet the spy and, in an anonymous Hong Kong cafe, the information is handed over. But before the collector can get the data to MI6, she is overpowered, drugged and abducted by persons unknown. Is it the MSS, China's feared state security agency? Or has another, less predictable player entered the game?

As geo-political tensions rise, MI6 field operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious intel she carries. With the clock ticking and tip-offs taking them to shady Macau casinos, tawdry night clubs and 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.

BBC Security Correspondent FRANK GARDNER'S thrillers are . . .
'Fast, taut, tense, accurate.' FREDERICK FORSYTH

'Utterly authentic.' DAILY MAIL

'Enthralling, intelligent.' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Nerve-shredding.' TONY PARSONS

'Heart-in-mouth.' i-NEWSPAPER

'Compulsively readable.' RADIO TIMES

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781787635487
Published: May 2024

Number of pages: 400
Width: 155 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 32 mm

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd