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Series: Luke Carlton
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One of the bestselling names in British spy thrillers, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm - China's threatened invasion of Taiwan. Discover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the...
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One of the bestselling names in British spy thrillers, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm - China's threatened invasion of Taiwan.
Discover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller and BBC security correspondent.
'Everything is impressive in this masterly account . . . Exhilarating' - Sunday Times
'Genuinely unnerving and fast-paced . . . highly recommended' - Irish Independent
The world is on high alert.
Across the strait from Taiwan, China's armed forces appear to be readying for war. Could the People's Republic be preparing to invade its island neighbour?
A mole deep within the Chinese Communist Party leadership has some explosive intel that could defuse this geo-political timebomb. But before Britain's Secret Intelligence Service can get hold of the data, the 'collector' sent to recover it is abducted.
As global tensions rise, MI6 operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious information she carries.
With the clock ticking and tip-offs taking them to shady Macau casinos, tawdry night clubs, and down multiple dead ends, Luke is convinced they are being deliberately strung along.
Then they get the vital lead they need. It points to Taiwan - a country frantically preparing for imminent invasion. And it's there that Luke and Jenny uncover what is really going on.
Drawing on his years of experience reporting on global security stories and his in-depth knowledge of the security services, Frank Gardner has written his most frighteningly real, unnerving, and explosive thriller yet.
Praise for Frank Gardner:
'Fast, taut, tense, accurate.' - Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal
'Utterly authentic.' - Daily Mail
'Thriller writing of a high order.' - Financial Times
'Nerve-shredding.' - Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the Max Wolfe series
'Heart-in-mouth.' - i-Newspaper
'Compulsively readable.' - Radio Times
Series: Luke Carlton
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Ultimatum
SIS officer Luke Carlton returns in the explosive, action-packed and bestselling new thriller from BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, author of the No.1 bestseller Crisis. 'It grips like a python from the first page, squeezing the breath out of the reader' - DAILY MAIL 'Outstanding' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Breathless action' - THE TIMES Hidden from prying Western satellites, Iranian scientists...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Invasion
One of the bestselling names in British spy thrillers, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm - China's threatened invasion of Taiwan. Discover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller and BBC security correspondent. 'Everything is impressive in this masterly account...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Invasion
One of the bestselling names in the British spy thriller firmament, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time and the odds to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm—China's invasion of Taiwan. The pulse-pounding new Luke Carlton thriller... Across the Strait from Taiwan, China's armed forces appear to be readying for war. Could the...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780552178747
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 308g
Pages: 448
About the Author
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.
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SIS officer Luke Carlton returns in the explosive, action-packed and bestselling new thriller from BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner, author of the No.1 bestseller Crisis. 'It grips like a python from the first page, squeezing the breath out of the reader' - DAILY MAIL 'Outstanding' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Breathless action' - THE TIMES Hidden from prying Western satellites, Iranian scientists...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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With the action powering its way from the frozen wastes of the Russian Arctic to the warm azure sea of the Caribbean, Ballistic is the explosive, frighteningly relevant and alarmingly prescient new international thriller from BBC security correspondent and Sunday Times bestseller Frank Gardner. The new Luke Carlton thriller. MI6 operative Luke Carlton returns in his most exciting and unnervingly...Paperback$3800Unit price /UnavailableOut 24 Nov 2026Pre-order -
Invasion
One of the bestselling names in the British spy thriller firmament, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time and the odds to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm—China's invasion of Taiwan. The pulse-pounding new Luke Carlton thriller... Across the Strait from Taiwan, China's armed forces appear to be readying for war. Could the...PaperbackSold Out
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