Summary
A Damned Serious Business: Hacking, Espionage, and Survival in the New Cold War
Nicknamed ‘Boot’ for his Waterloo obsession, MI6 case officer Edwin Coker hatches a daring plan to strike back at Russian hackers – not with code, but with a bomb. His target: to sow fear and distrust within their ranks.
To execute this dangerous mission, Boot’s team needs a ‘deniable’ handler. Enter Merc, an ex-soldier hardened by the war in Iraq, a gun-for-hire who knows how to survive. His tas…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473663497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473663490 |
| Author: | Gerald Seymour |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 40mm |
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Praise for Gerald Seymour
He now writes better endings than anyone else, and the extended finale is particularly brilliantly orchestrated. - The Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month
Seymour expertly marshals his plot as Jago inches ever closer to the heart of darkness. A thoroughly engrossing thriller. - Event Magazine, Mail on Sunday on NO MORTAL THINGA first-rate thriller with all the strengths of his recent work: audacity, believability, impeccable pacing, [and] a rich, diverse ensemble of supporting characters. - The Sunday Times on NO MORTAL THINGSeymour is, quite simply, one of the finest thriller writers in England. - Daily Mail on THE CORPORAL’S WIFESeymour is not one to cut corners. He does his research, thinks hard about his story and gives us richly imagined novels that bristle with authenticity. - Washington Post on THE COLLABORATORAbout The Author
Gerald Seymour
Gerald Seymour exploded onto the literary scene in 1975 with the massive bestseller HARRY’S GAME. The first major thriller to tackle the modern troubles in Northern Ireland, it was described by Frederick Forsyth as ‘like nothing else I have ever read’ and it changed the landscape of the British thriller forever.
Gerald Seymour was a reporter at ITN for fifteen years. He covered events in Vietnam, Borneo, Aden, the Munich Olympics, Israel and Northern Ireland. Each of his acclaimed thrillers is deeply researched and delivers a topical, high-octane read.
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