The Network - Softcover

Jason Elliot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408809907 ISBN 13: 9781408809907

Publisher: Bloomsbury UK, 2011

Synopsis

In the months leading up to 9/11 the intelligence community is on high alert for terrorist threats. Former army officer Anthony Taverner is recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service for a straightforward mission: to destroy a cache of Stinger missiles in Taliban-held Afghanistan. But in the world of spying, nothing is what it seems.

About this title

About the Author

Jason Elliot is a notable, prize-winning travel writer, whose works include "An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan," a" New York""Times "bestseller and winner of the Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award, and "Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran." "The Network "is his first novel.

Review

“Fast-paced and strikingly authentic”—Stella Rimington, former Director-General of MI5

“As sharp as Frederick Forsyth—as exotic as Wilbur Smith.”—Jason Goodwin, author of "The Janissary Tree"

“A travel writer with firsthand knowledge of the area, Elliot effectively combines action and landscape ... The Afghan setting is vividly rendered ... For those wanting a realistic look behind the news ... Elliot delivers the goods.”"—"Jeff Ayers, "Booklist"

“Elliot’s descriptions of Afghanistan and its extraordinary people are so vivid, evocative, and hauntingly real that I found myself reaching for my old camel-hair pakol and 9mm Makarov. His portrayal of the intelligence community’s tactics, techniques, and procedures are so spot-on accurate that one wonders whether travel writer was merely his cover.”—Matthew Bogdanos, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps and author of "Thieves of Baghdad"""

"Fast-paced and strikingly authentic"--Stella Rimington, former Director-General of MI5

"As sharp as Frederick Forsyth--as exotic as Wilbur Smith."--Jason Goodwin, author of "The Janissary Tree"

"A travel writer with firsthand knowledge of the area, Elliot effectively combines action and landscape ... The Afghan setting is vividly rendered ... For those wanting a realistic look behind the news ... Elliot delivers the goods.""--"Jeff Ayers, "Booklist"

"Elliot's descriptions of Afghanistan and its extraordinary people are so vivid, evocative, and hauntingly real that I found myself reaching for my old camel-hair pakol and 9mm Makarov. His portrayal of the intelligence community's tactics, techniques, and procedures are so spot-on accurate that one wonders whether travel writer was merely his cover."--Matthew Bogdanos, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps and author of "Thieves of Baghdad"""

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408809907
• ISBN 13: 9781408809907
• Binding: Paperback