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The Operative

A Vigilante Justice Thriller of Deception and Ultimate Survival
By Jack Silkstone
Series: The Operative
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Fame is the perfect cover, but in this game, survival is the ultimate prize. In Jack Silkstone's adrenaline-fuelled thriller The Operative, unsuspecting reality TV contestants are thrust into a shadowy world of espionage. As they compete for stardom, a covert organisation moulds them into unwitting agents,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Lights. Camera. Kill. Office worker Jenny Murphy thought she was joining a reality show-until the bullets turned real. Trained, tested, and manipulated by a covert organization with deadly intentions, she must fight not just for the prize, but for her life. Because in this game, elimination means something far more permanent

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Fame is the perfect cover, but in this game, survival is the ultimate prize.

In Jack Silkstone's adrenaline-fuelled thriller The Operative, unsuspecting reality TV contestants are thrust into a shadowy world of espionage. As they compete for stardom, a covert organisation moulds them into unwitting agents, exploiting their ambition for sinister purposes.

Blackmailed and trapped in a web of deceit, the contestants must navigate a treacherous landscape where the lines between reality and deception blur. With each challenge, they face a chilling truth: they are mere pawns in a deadly game.

Who will survive the ultimate reality TV show and what dark turn will victory take?

The Operative is a heart-pounding vigilante thriller that keeps readers guessing until the final page, leaving them to ponder the true cost of victory in a world where nothing is as it seems.

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  • ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Operative is his best work yet.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781036702595

Publisher: Vinci Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vinci Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 284

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About the Author

Jack Silkstone grew up on a steady diet of Tom Clancy, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Commando comics, and the original first-person shooters, Wolfenstein and Doom. His background includes a career in military intelligence and special operations, working alongside some of the world's most elite units. His love of action-adventure stories, his military background, and his real-world experiences combined to inspire the no-holds-barred PRIMAL series. PRIMAL is a team of elite operatives, hell bent on fighting for the downtrodden and oppressed. A renegade agency waging a secret war against the untouchables; powerful criminals, greed driven corporations, and twisted politicians. With cutting-edge technology and tactics they strike across the globe with impunity, stepping in where governments fail.

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