Author:Geoffrey Archer
TERROR KNOWS NO FRONTIERS
A deadly secret whispered by a dying gunrunner on a lonely road
in Zambia sets MI6 agent Sam Packer on a frantic race against
time. A terrorist gang has acquired a horror weapon but before
packer can discover more the man dies.
Packer is on his own, faced with skeptical colleagues and the
gunrunner’s daughter Julie, who may hold the key to the secret
but who also suspects it was Packer who engineered her
father’s death.
As Packer fights desperately to win Julie’s confidence, the
unlikely pair follow the trail of murder and deceit from Scotland
to Vienna and on to a lonely island in the Adriatic: there they will
find not only the weapon but the identity of the sinister
organization known as the Lucifer Network.
A thriller writer who has actually been there
—— Chris RyanA slice of psychogeography... This is a story of broad horizons that brings together battlefield horrors, a touch of German Romanticism, and tales of the supernatural
—— IndependentA terrific novel... Atmospheric, clever and gripping
—— ObserverAn undeniably artful frenzy of violence, guilt and unappeased self-loathing. Ellroy's crime fiction represents a high mark in the genre
—— New York NewsdayA fascinating, swaggeringly confident performance
—— Sunday TimesA page-turning caper filled with well-timed surprises...there is also the saving grace of Reacher's deadpan humor -as when he is sawing with a motel key at a captive's rope bindings. "Don't you have a knife?" the man asks. "I have a toothbrush,! Reacher responds. "That won't help," the captive says, to which Reacher retorts: "It's good against plaque."
—— Wall Street JournalWith Child, you can always count on furious action - and a damned good time.
—— Miami HeraldMasterful writing and storytelling...Child makes it look effortless...If there were such a thing as a writer-magician, Lee Child woud be the face above the cloak.
—— Washington PostChild always puts his heart into the elaborate quasi-military operations he cooks up for Reacher...But there's something even more chilling about those lonesome hours spent riding the Interstate, watching the rundown family farms and commercial strip malls and topless bars go by.
—— International Herald TribuneWill leave the legion of Reacher addicts satisfied but craving for their next fix.
—— Irish IndependentThe most satisfying of all 17 thrillers in the series. The unfolding of events nudges along at just the right rate... toward an authentically gripping climax.
—— Toronto Star