Who Pays the Piper is a terrifically enjoyable SAS thriller. It
takes as its starting point Operation Barras, the famous raid in
2000 by the SAS to liberate a group of Irish Rangers captured by a
militia group known as the West Side Boys. The raid has been the
subject of two non-fiction books and a TV documentary. What none of
those dared mention is that while the raid was officially a great
success, there was a crucial period at the height of the raid when
a number of the SAS, completely against orders, risked the entire
mission to go off in search of the huge stash of blood diamonds
that the leader of the West Side Boys, Foday Kallay was supposed to
have hidden somewhere in the village. This is where the novel
departs from the facts. Christi McKie is wounded and left behind to
be captured by the remnants of the West Side Boys who sell him on
to Al Qaeda; he must go through hell before he can escape and wreak
a terrible revenge on the colleague who left him for dead. This is
first rate boys adventure, chock full of great action scenes,
strong characters and fantastic moments of insider knowledge: the
whole novel is shot through with a compelling sense of
authenticity.
General
Imprint: |
Quartet Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2011 |
First published: |
September 2011 |
Authors: |
Mackenzie Smith
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
364 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7043-7231-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7043-7231-2 |
Barcode: |
9780704372313 |
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