The Vets
$38.14
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1994
Summary
Hong Kong. The British administration is preparing to hand the capitalist colony back to Communist China with the minimum of fuss.
But Colonel Joel Tyler has other plans for the British colony, plans which involve four Vietnam War veterans and a spectacular mission making use of their unique skills.
Vietnam was the one thing the four men had in common before Tyler moulded them into a team capable of pulling off a sensational robbery.
But while the vets are preparing to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340597705 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340597704 |
| Author: | Stephen Leather |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1994 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 42mm |
| Series: | Stephen Leather Thrillers |
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Praise for Steven Leather ‘The plot blasts along faster than a speeding bullet’ – Today ‘His last thriller was praised by Jack Higgins who couldn’t put it down. The same goes for this.’ – Daily Mail ‘Action and scalpel-sharp suspense …the book has all the ingredients for a successful blockbuster’ – Daily Telegraph ‘In the top rank of thriller writers’ – Jack Higgins ‘Unputdownable’ – South China Morning Post on HARD LANDING ‘Exciting stuff with plenty of heart-palpitating action gingered up by mystery and intrigue … Leather is an intelligent thriller writer’ – Daily Mail on THE TUNNEL RATS
About The Author
Stephen Leather
Stephen Leather is one of the UK’s most successful thriller writers. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shoveled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London’s Burning, The Knock and the BBC’s Murder in Mind series and two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were filmed for TV.
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