{"product_id":"ballistic-1","title":"Ballistic By Gardner, Frank","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW LUKE CARLTON THRILLER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMI6 operative Luke Carlton returns in his most exciting and unnervingly up-to-the-minute mission yet . . . Get ready for the new edge-of-your-seat spy thriller from the bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dying light of an Arctic afternoon a monstrous black shape slips beneath the waters of Murmansk bay. Murmansk in the Arctic Circle is where Russia's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines is based - and the \u003ci\u003eNovorossiya\u003c\/i\u003e is one of their navy's most advanced - and dangerous - vessels . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActing on information received from a high-ranking mole deep inside Russia's FSB, Britain's security services are convinced that the submarine is about to deploy a terrifying, game-changing device. As Europe goes into a state of high alert, MI6 operative Luke Carlton is sent into the hot zone that is the Finnish-Russian border. His mission to secure the safe extraction of this valuable MI6 asset \u003cu\u003eand\u003c\/u\u003e the intel he has in his possession - because it seems the West could be staring Armageddon in the face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's then that things start to go devastatingly wrong . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathlessly exciting, brilliantly authentic and unnervingly prescient, \u003ci\u003eBallistic\u003c\/i\u003e is the new Luke Carlton thriller from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and journalist who has his finger on the pulse of 21st century geo-politics and knows where the dangerous flashpoints are likely to be . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Frank Gardner's other Luke Carlton thrillers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Tensions rise to boiling point . . . Gardner cuts to the molten core of a modern flashpoint in an electric thriller.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Fast, taught, tense, accurate. A terrific read.  \u003c\/b\u003eFREDERICK FORSYTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Thriller-writing of the highest order . . . Gardner steadily ratchets up the tension, peppering the narrative with nuggets of expertise.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Full of tomorrow s headlines . . . this is intelligent, high-voltage storytelling of the very highest order.  \u003c\/b\u003eTONY PARSONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Confirms Frank Gardner s place among the pantheon of distinguished reporters who have become excellent thriller writers, including Gerald Seymour and Frederick Forsyth . . . utterly authentic.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Combines insider knowledge with heart-in-mouth excitement.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei-\u003c\/i\u003eNEWSPAPER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Everything is impressive in this masterly account . . . exhilarating (if alarming) topicality.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820666298750,"sku":"NW9781787635500","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781787635500.jpg?v=1786167347","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/ballistic-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}