Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to outfox the IRA as they prepare a deadly reprisal?Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to outfox the IRA as they prepare a deadly reprisal?May 1987: a successful SAS ambush results in the deaths of eight IRA terrorists in Loughgall. Knowing that retaliation is certain, and that Gibraltar has been selected by the IRA as a ‘soft’ target associated with British imperialism, British intelligence goes on the alert.Then two IRA members arrive in southern Spain under false names, and an Irishwoman, also using a false identity, visits the changing of the guard ceremony outside the Governor of Gibraltar’s residence. Intelligence believes the ceremony is likely to be attacked, and the British government sends in the SAS.Tasked with preventing the bombing, if necessary by killing the terrorists, the SAS team will need to call into play all their expertise and tenacity in what will become a deadly game of cat-and-mouse..‘Shaun Clarke’ is the pen name of a British author who emigrated to Australia aged 19, serving for 6 years in the Royal Australian Air Force. Returning to England, he lived in London for twenty years before moving to Ireland.• A series of novels based on this extraordinary regiment – a thrilling 'factoid' adventure about the most daring soldiers in military history: the SAS!• Many are based on real episodes in the history of the regiment. e.g. the Bravo Two Zero-type raids in Iraq and the Falklands, plus missions set around the world, from the Second World War to modern-day Afghanistan• Well-researched, fast-paced, mass-market thrillers with a built-in ‘collectability’: read one, you’ll want to read another• Published to lead up to the 75th anniversary of the SAS in 2016Competition: Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Stephen Leather
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