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Wildtrack
Nov 1, 2024 10:30 PM

Author:Bernard Cornwell

Wildtrack

There's trouble at sea for an ex-war hero in this gripping thriller from the international bestselling author of the Sharpe novels

In muddy waters, even heroes drown . . .

With his father in prison for fraud, his ex-wife bleeding him dry and his spine shattered by a bullet, Falklands war hero Nick Sandman, VC, has no money and no prospects.

Only his boat - Sycorax -and his dream of sailing her away from his troubles is keeping him alive. But Sycorax is as crippled as Nick.

To rebuild his wrecked and stranded dream, Nick is forced into a devil's bargain with egomaniacal TV star Tony Bannister. Bannister is the owner of Wildtrack, an ocean racer, and he wants Nick to be part of the crew that will sail the ship to victory.

Bannister, though, has made some powerful enemies who are out for revenge, leaving Nick caught in the middle . . .

Can he keep Wildtrack and his dreams of escape aboard Sycorax afloat?

Reviews

'A 100% copper-bottomed, no quibble guarantee of enjoyment. He is brilliant at suspense. The excitement and danger are desperately well done'

—— Daily Mail

'Vintage, action-packed Forsyth'

—— Mail on Sunday

'A great read...One that lives up to the standards he has set since The Day of the Jackal'  

—— Daily Express

'One of his best...an all too real look at a chilling new millennium'

—— The Sunday Times

'A cunningly constructed action thriller...Forsyth's narrative surges along with great power; the story is terrifying and timely...grips you to the end'

—— Daily Telegraph

The writing is lean and mean, and the climax will blow you away

—— Independent

Slaughter deftly turns all assumptions on their head ... Her ability to make you buy into one reality, then another, means that the suprises - and the violent scenes - keep coming

—— Time Out

No plodding, predictable plot lines here. A compelling exciting read

—— Sunday Express

A strong and uncompromising thriller

—— Good Book Guide

Highly sophisticated and exquisitely written

—— Daily Mirror

Riveting

—— Vanity Fair

This morbidly funny page-turner will have you guessing until the end

—— Holly Fraser , She Magazine

Accomplished thriller... Turn of Mind is an incisive, humane exploration of how we can rail against our need for close relationships with others, feeling that they undermine our independence, even as we keep coming back for more

—— Josie Barnard , Times Literary Supplement

Turn of Mind is a difficult read emotionally, but more than justifies the reader's investment with its sublime writing and pitch-perfect plotting. As a drama it is scintillating, but transcends the boundaries of a mere thriller with a stunning exploration of a devastating illness. This is a book of tremendous value

—— Bookgeeks.co.uk

This is a beautifully-written book with a dark mystery at its heart

—— Bookbag

Turn of Mind is an incredibly powerful novel, handled with an infinite amount of care and sensitivity that entertains and educates from beginning to end

—— Milosrambles.com

It sounds like an impossible task: to write a murder mystery from the perspective of a suspect with Alzheimer's. And yet Alice LaPlante pulls it off and with some flair... Unforgettable

—— Alison Flood , Observer

The twists and turns of mind this novel charts are haunting and original

—— New York Times Book Review

Gripping...compelling

—— Stephen Amidon , Washington Post
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