{"product_id":"invasion-frank-gardner","title":"Invasion (Frank Gardner)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and BBC security correspondent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Everything is \u003cb\u003eimpressive \u003c\/b\u003ein this masterly account . . . \u003cb\u003eExhilarating\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGenuinely unnerving and fast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ehighly\u003c\/b\u003e recommended' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world is on high alert. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs global tensions rise, MI6 operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious information she carries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen 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. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrawing 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Frank Gardner:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fast, taut, tense, accurate.'\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly authentic.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thriller writing of a high order.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Nerve-shredding.'\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the Max Wolfe series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heart-in-mouth.' \u003c\/b\u003ei-Newspaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compulsively readable.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadio Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBorn in 1961, Frank Gardner has been the BBC's Security Correspondent since 2002. He holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he was ambushed by terrorists, shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. Although paralysed in the legs, he still travels extensively, reporting from Ukraine to Colombia to Saudi Arabia. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank published his bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Sand\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2006. His first novel, the thriller \u003ci\u003eCrisis\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton, was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eNo.1 bestseller. The second and third Luke Carlton thrillers, \u003ci\u003eUltimatum \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOutbreak, \u003c\/i\u003ewere also bestsellers, as was the fourth, the Taiwan-set \u003ci\u003eInvasion.\u003c\/i\u003e Frank Gardner lives in London.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65781283914077,"sku":"K097809382","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9780938200001A.jpg?v=1788320904","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/invasion-frank-gardner","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}