State of Fear

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SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Like MichaelConnellysBosch, John Bailey will risk everything toget to thetruth and bring down the worlds most wanted terrorist.

Catching the world's most wanted terrorist was supposed to be someone else's job...

John Bailey has a history of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The former war correspondent has been kidnapped and tortured twice. Finally hes living something that resembles a normal life. But all that changes when a terrorist murders a woman in front of Bailey in London.

The mastermind behind the attack is Mustafa al-Baghdadi No.1 on the FBIs most wanted list and the man who tortured Bailey in Fallujah a decade ago.

Mustafa has a deadly axe to grind with Bailey. He taunts him with threats of more attacks in other cities, closer to home. Back in Sydney, the people who matter most to Bailey have become targets.

Bailey turns to the only man who can help ruthless CIA veteran Ronnie Johnson to bring down the worlds most deadly terrorist.

The brilliant second book in Tim Ayliffe's bestselling John Bailey series. Bailey's adventures in State of Fear, The Greater Goodand The Enemy Within will be adapted for the screen by CJZ Productions, Australia's largest independently owned production company.

Praise for State of Fear

Another brilliantly crafted thriller from Ayliffe that fits perfectly in todays worrying world Verdict: Get this guy on TV Herald Sun

Sharp, incisive and scarily prescient, I was hooked from the first chapter to the final page. Sara Foster, bestselling author of The Hidden Hours

Utterly compelling and terrifyingly timely. I could not put it down Pip Drysdale, bestselling author of The Sunday Girl

As a correspondent, I lived this world. Tim Ayliffe has written it Stan Grant, writer and broadcaster


Praise for The Greater Good

A brilliantly written character starring in cracking crime thriller Herald Sun

A fun and exhilarating political crime thriller that is guaranteed to electrify and entertain in good measure.The Unseen Library

Readers will not fail to enjoy the ride from start to finish. Good Reading

A crime thriller with the lot: murder, deceit, corruption and a hint of romance Ayliffe takes you deep inside the worlds of politics and the media, with a heavy dose of international intrigue thrown in. Michael Rowland

'Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better Reading

If Rake were a journalist, with a talent that equals his capacity to survive being beaten up, Bailey would be him. Julia Baird

An absolute cracker of a thriller.Chris Uhlmann

Praise for The Enemy Within:

A breathlessly written book, ripped from todays headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please. Michael Robotham

'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' Chris Hammer

Sharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffes criminal world is terrifyingly real. Candice Fox

Author Bio

Tim Ayliffehas been a journalist for more than 20 years and is the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and the former Executive Producer of News Breakfast. He has travelled widely and before joining the ABC he worked in London for British Sky News. A few years ago he turned hishand to writing global crime thrillers featuring former foreign correspondent John Bailey. He is the author of The Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Within. When he's not writing or chasing news stories Tim rides bikes and surfs. He lives in Sydney.