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OverviewSpecial agent Captain Rake Ozenna watches as a fleet of Russian military helicopters heads straight for his home, a remote Alaskan island with a population of just eighty. What he doesn't know yet is why. Russia is playing a dangerous political game. In a daring act of provocation, it reclaims the American island as its own. Caught in the crosshairs of sabre-rattling big powers, Rake is determined to save his people and his island, even if it costs him his life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Humphrey HawksleyPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Black Thorn Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.205kg ISBN: 9781786894946ISBN 10: 1786894947 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 03 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsHawksley's excellent idea is to move the battleground from Eastern Europe to the Arctic north. When a maverick Russian commander decides to occupy a tiny American island in the Bering Strait, there's only one man who can prevent the situation from escalating into a nuclear war: Rake Ozenna of the elite Eskimo Scouts -- John Williams * * Thriller of the Week - Mail on Sunday * * This one keeps you intrigued, ready for the gut punch.authentic settings, non-stop action -- Steve Berry Knuckle-whitening suspense, bloody violence, dirty tricks, and plenty of surprising twists make this a gripping, can't-put-it-down read -- EMILY MELTON * * Booklist * * Hawksley, a foreign correspondent for the BBC, understands the backroom nature of international power and the nagging issue of ordinary folk who just don't recognize what's good for them * * Booklist * * High-stakes, high-octane thriller.my kind of book. (on Security Breach) -- LEE CHILD Humphrey Hawksley is one of only a handful of writers taking the thriller in important new directions -- CRAIG THOMAS Author InformationHumphreyHawksley is a foreign correspondent for the BBC, a regular speaker and panellist at Intelligence Squared and the Royal Geographical Society, and many literary festivals. Hawksley's writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Times, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune and Yale Global. Hawksley's television documentaries include The Curse of Gold and Bitter Sweet, Aid Under Scrutiny, Old Man Atom and Danger: Democracy at Work. @hwhawksley humphreyhawksley.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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