Samarkand Hijack (SAS Operation)
By (Author) David Monnery
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
25th January 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
272
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm
190g
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS storm a fortress prison held by Muslim terrorists to rescue a group of British tourists
In 1994, in the newly independent state of Uzbekistan, a party of mostly British tourists is on a day excursion from the fabled city of Samarkand when Muslim fundamentalists hijack their bus. Unknown to the hijackers, this particular group contains recently retired ex-SAS sergeant Jamie Docherty, and the rebellious daughter of the British Foreign Minister, already a tabloid favourite back home.
Uncertain how to respond to the terrorists demands, the Uzbekistan government accepts a British offer of assistance: two members of the SAS crack Counter Revolutionary Warfare wing are dispatched to Samarkand, with instructions to liaise with the local ex-KGB unit.
As the negotiations drag on, in the mountain fortress prison Docherty must call on all his formidable expertise and ingenuity to keep his fellow hostages alive, and to prepare them for a prospective rescue mission.
The only force likely to have any chance of successfully penetrating the fortress and liberating the prisoners will be a group led by men of the legendary Special Air Service the SAS!
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David Monnery is the pseudonym of a well-known English author of crime and thriller fiction. He lives in Surrey with his wife and two cats.