Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions. Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions. Hunted down, captured, tortured and on the run from one of South America`s most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge, Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious. Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters, CRISIS is Frank Gardner`s debut novel. Combining insider knowledge, up-to-the-minute hardware, fly on the wall insights with heart-in-mouth excitement, CRISIS boasts an irresistible, visceral frisson of authenticity: smart, fast-paced and furiously entertaining, here is a thriller for the 21st century. Full of tomorrow`s headlines, Crisis is a nerve-shredding thriller with an intimate knowledge of the world it portrays. This is intelligent, high-voltage story-telling of the very highest order.TONY PARSONS, bestselling author of The Murder Bag Written by someone who has been there, done that and knows what it`s about, Crisis is a thriller you just can`t put down.Sir ROGER MOORE Written by someone who has been there, done that and knows what it`s about, Crisis is a thriller you just can`t put down.Sir ROGER MOORE Gardner knows his subject - and it shows. A rattling good read. JOHN HUMPHRYS, BBC Broadcaster Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read.FREDERICK FORSYTH