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The Fifth Freedom: A gripping, edge-of-your-seat action adventure thriller
‘THE GUY SUSPENSE WRITERS READ. I’M A BIG FAN’ Stephen Coonts
Air Force veteran Chance Fitzgerald honed his flying skills in war torn skies over Vietnam and the Middle East. And developed a taste for adventure he just couldn't shake…
It’s just as well, because no one else would choose to smuggle a C-130 Hercules halfway round the world into Iran as an easy way of making a living.
The job of delivering the vast military cargo plane requires subterfuge and meticulous planning. It will, Fitzgerald tells his shadowy client, be ‘very, very dangerous’.
To succeed, he and his crew must survive some of the world’s most hostile airspace while on the ground, an army of spies, hustlers and saboteurs anticipate their every move, determined to stop them in their tracks at any cost.
Fitzgerald will need all his guile, experience and daring – if he can only stay alive long enough…
The Fifth Freedom is perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth, Wilbur Smith, Clive Cussler, Alastair Maclean, Mike Lunnon-Wood, Stephen Coonts, Dale Brown and Andy McNab.
What everyone is saying about John Templeton Smith’s
‘A fighter pilot turned novelist who understands that a great story has to be about more than just awe-inspiring machines. Strap in for jet-fuelled thriller writing’ Rowland White
‘Taut, literate suspense with plenty of action’ Stephen Coonts
‘Plenty of action… great flying sequences’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Gripping’ Pilot
‘A great read if you like a good combination of warrior, pilot, and CIA operations’
‘Another great read from John Templeton Smith’
Air Force veteran Chance Fitzgerald honed his flying skills in war torn skies over Vietnam and the Middle East. And developed a taste for adventure he just couldn't shake…
It’s just as well, because no one else would choose to smuggle a C-130 Hercules halfway round the world into Iran as an easy way of making a living.
The job of delivering the vast military cargo plane requires subterfuge and meticulous planning. It will, Fitzgerald tells his shadowy client, be ‘very, very dangerous’.
To succeed, he and his crew must survive some of the world’s most hostile airspace while on the ground, an army of spies, hustlers and saboteurs anticipate their every move, determined to stop them in their tracks at any cost.
Fitzgerald will need all his guile, experience and daring – if he can only stay alive long enough…
The Fifth Freedom is perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth, Wilbur Smith, Clive Cussler, Alastair Maclean, Mike Lunnon-Wood, Stephen Coonts, Dale Brown and Andy McNab.
What everyone is saying about John Templeton Smith’s
‘A fighter pilot turned novelist who understands that a great story has to be about more than just awe-inspiring machines. Strap in for jet-fuelled thriller writing’ Rowland White
‘Taut, literate suspense with plenty of action’ Stephen Coonts
‘Plenty of action… great flying sequences’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Gripping’ Pilot
‘A great read if you like a good combination of warrior, pilot, and CIA operations’
‘Another great read from John Templeton Smith’
358 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 8, 2023
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John Templeton Smith
14 books6 followersJohn Templeton Smith served in the RAF and for a few short years was an airline pilot.
He moved into aerospace journalism in his 30's, before having the good fortune in finding that the bestselling thriller writer, Desmond Bagley, lived nearby.
With Bagley's guidance on writing the novel, Smith went on to produce ten novels beginning with Skytrap (written under the name John Smith, and published by WW Norton, NY in 1984).
Smith went on to teach Creative Writing at Oklahoma City University (OCU) during the late 1980's, and it was during this period that he penned the "John Winter Trilogy": 'White Lie', 'Saigon Express', and 'Then a Soldier'.
He moved into aerospace journalism in his 30's, before having the good fortune in finding that the bestselling thriller writer, Desmond Bagley, lived nearby.
With Bagley's guidance on writing the novel, Smith went on to produce ten novels beginning with Skytrap (written under the name John Smith, and published by WW Norton, NY in 1984).
Smith went on to teach Creative Writing at Oklahoma City University (OCU) during the late 1980's, and it was during this period that he penned the "John Winter Trilogy": 'White Lie', 'Saigon Express', and 'Then a Soldier'.
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