Special Deception

The SBS Trilogy #3

by Alexander Fullerton

Charlie Swale of the SAS would never have dreamed of betraying his country. But nor would he have dreamed that the Soviets could dupe him. He had been a hero in his day. Then he'd hit the bottle - and then he'd hit the hard times. So when he was given the chance to redeem himself in a top secret SBS mission to Syria, he knew he had to pull it off...Fuelled with a new sense of purpose and ambition, Charlie went to the Middle East. But in the arid, unforgiving desert plains he never realised that he was stepping into a political minefield. And neither did he know that he was on the point of blowing international relations sky-high.

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Alexander Fullerton (1924–2008) was a British author of naval and other fiction. Born in 1924 in Suffolk and brought up in France, he was a cadet during the years 1938-1941 at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth from the age of thirteen. He went to sea serving first in the battleship Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean, and spent the rest of the war at sea - mostly under it, in submarines.

Fullerton's first novel SURFACE! sold over 500,000 copies. Then he worked on the 9-volume Nicholas Everard series that made his reputation.

Series:
* Nicholas Everard Saga
* Rosie Ewing

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Mr Kenneth L Mullen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Story

A very good finish to this trilogy about the SBS. Really enjoyed both the first and the last in the series. Have a great insight into what the do or did alongside the SAS.

[Gerald E Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

A 3 star read

This was a five star yarn brought low by diabolical editing. Handbook is shot through with mis spellings and a poor understanding of how English is written or spoken.

[Stephen Arnott · Rating 5 out of 5]

For my money, Alexander Fullerton was one of the finest thriller writers of the 20th-century, his war service as a Royal Navy submariner giving him unique insights into military life. Sadly, hardly any of his back catalogue is still in print and none of his works are available as ebooks.

If you can hold of them, the 'SBS (Special Boat Service) trilogy', Special Deliverance, Special Deception and Special Dynamic are terrific books.

In Special Deception a disgraced former SBS officer is recruited by British intelligence to lead a band of mercenaries on a clandestine mission in Syria. But all is not what it seems, they're headed for a deadly trap.

This is the best of the SBS books. Full of suspense, action and intrigue. And you learn a neat trick with a hand-grenade and a jam-jar.