The Birthday Girl
By (Author) Stephen Leather
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder Paperback
11th March 1996
1st February 1996
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
823.914
Paperback
512
Width 121mm, Height 178mm, Spine 33mm
359g
Tony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she is his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl, and the past is another country. Or so it seems.
But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman's company is subject to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help. Whatever the risks.The consequences of her actions are lethal, for Mersiha has unearthed a conspiracy of terrifying proportions . . .Praise for THE BIRTHDAY GIRL: 'In the top rank of thriller writers' -- Jack Higgins 'A whirlwind of action, suspense and vivid excitement' -- Irish Times 'Scalpel-sharp suspense' -- Daily Telegraph
Stephen Leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.