Crisis

Full of tomorrow’s headlines, Crisis is a nerve-shredding thriller with an intimate knowledge of the world it portrays. This is intelligent, high-voltage story-telling of the very highest order. – TONY PARSONSWritten by someone who has been there, done that and knows what it’s about, Crisis is a thriller you just can’t put down. – Sir ROGER MOOREGardner knows his subject – and it shows. A rattling good read. – JOHN HUMPHRYS, BBC BroadcasterFast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read. – FREDERICK FORSYTHA terrific page-turner. * SUNDAY TIMES *Frank Gardner has written a fast and exciting story rooted in the present horrifying dangers that surrounds us. Crisis is brimful of an insider’s insights and reeks of authority. – GERALD SEYMOURFollows the path pioneered by Frederick Forsyth … authenticity seeps from every page … this is a promising start. * DAILY MAIL *Impressive …Gardner’s debut begins at speed and scarcely draws breath thereafter. * The Times *Few thriller debuts possess the confidence and verve of Frank Gardner’s CRISIS … a book of exhilarating panache. * SUNDAY TIMES *A seriously compulsive page turner. – PETER SNOW

Born in 1961, Frank Gardner has been the BBC’s Security Correspondent since 2002. He holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he was ambushed by terrorists, shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. He still travels extensively. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank published his bestselling memoir, Blood and Sand, in 2006. His first novel, the thriller Crisis, which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton, was a No.1 bestseller. The second Luke Carlton thriller, Ultimatum, was also a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller, as was the third, Outbreak. Frank Gardner lives in London.