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Desert Claw
Oct 11, 2024 12:29 PM

Author:Damien Lewis

Desert Claw

Iraq: the present day. A country torn apart by war and anarchy. Thieves roam the streets. People are being killed in broad daylight. Security is non-existent. And now, terrorists have seized a Van Gogh painting worth £25 million from one of Saddam's palaces. They are offering it to the highest bidder. The painting's original owner, a Kuwaiti prince, from whom it was seized during Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in the First Gulf War, has asked for HMG's help in retrieving it. The British Government owes him a favour for backing them during the Iraq War, so they agree to help.

But rather than agreeing to pay the terrorists' ransom -- which they fear will be pumped into funding terrorist operations across the world -- HMG decides to send in a team of hardened ex-Special Forces, led by ex-SAS hero Mick Kilbride and his sidekick 'East End' Eddie. Sent undercover in a deniable operation called Desert Claw, their brief is simple: retrieve the painting, and eliminate the terrorists at the earliest possible opportunity. The mission sounds simple enough. But as Mick and his team are drawn into a dark and violent world, things are not always as they seem. And in the final climactic scene, a horrible and shocking truth awaits for the men.

Reviews

Gripping, fascinating . . . Kay is prepared to sacrifice marriage, home, children and her life for the cause

—— Daily Mail

Impressive . . . nerve-janglingly engrossing . . . Buchan brings the period vividly to life

—— Sunday Times

This is such a good novel, full of incident and history and the minutiae of life as a spy

—— Daily Express

She who dares wins in Buchan's gripping doorstopper about the Nazi occupation in Denmark

—— Daily Mail

A gripping story of courage and conscience. Highly recommended

—— Sunday Mirror

Gripping, beautifully written and peopled with characters you believe in

—— Choice Magazine

A gripping story about a family divided by war time loyalties

—— The Irish News

Richly imaginative, memorable story

—— Nick Rennison , Sunday Times

With its vivid Cornwall setting and a house full of shadows, The Stranger has echoes of Daphne Du Maurier but its riveting in its own right

—— Red Magazine

A beautifully written tale of family secrets, loves and losses, set against the magical Cornish coastline. I loved it

—— Amanda Jennings

A fabulous twisting tale, so beautifully written that the pages practically turned themselves. I couldn't put it down

—— Liz Fenwick

A beautiful and intriguing page-turner, where the secrets of the past cast long shadows. Cornwall springs to life in vivid colour

—— Dinah Jefferies

Beautifully written and unputdownable. I loved it

—— Katie Fforde

An enthralling tale of secrets, the twists and turns will have you hooked to the very last breathtaking page

—— Jane Bailey, author of What Was Rescued

An atmospheric whodunit set in the Second World War

—— The Sunday Post

A beautifully woven, immersive story that completely transported me

—— Judith Kinghorn

With such vivid, mysterious characters and an atmospheric setting, the echoes of Du Maurier's Cornwall are on every page. Brilliant!

—— Emylia Hall

A wonderful, gripping, beautifully written book. From the first page, I didn't want to put it down - and by the second half I literally couldn't put it down

—— Katherine Webb

Beautiful and haunting, you'll struggle to put down this mysterious tale

—— Take a Break

Wonderfully atmospheric and utterly engrossing. I hardly moved until I had read to the very last word

—— AJ Pearce author of , Dear Mrs Bird

Take an isolated house, family secrets, a divine Cornish setting, the tensions of war and you have all the ingredients for a tale where the pages take on a life of their own. The Stranger is wound tight as a clock, ticking down the days leading up to the disappearance of a young woman. It will stay with you long after the last breathtaking pages turn

—— Kate Lord Brown

So beguiling that I truly didn't want it to end. A captivating novel that pulls you into another time and place

—— Penny Parkes

The novel is cinematic, and the vividness of the Cornish landscape and its history of smugglers and pirates add to its charm. An engaging page-turner with a surprising twist at the end

—— The Lady

Praise for The Girl in the Photograph

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Rich and atmospheric, like Rebecca this novel casts an enduring spell

—— Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author

Full of slow-burning tension

—— Essentials

A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts

—— Good Housekeeping

A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere

—— Sunday Mirror

A prickly story full of tension

—— Sunday Express
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