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Some Unholy War
Dave Aston is a dead man walking.
He was a member of the elite British SAS. He'd ridden an adrenalin wave, invincible. Black Ops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Until that final mission into bandit country. Unauthorised, with no back up. That was when his luck ran out . . .
Now, he's returned home to an alien civilian life of bad dreams and bad people.
Everything is his marriage, his home and his self-respect. Down and out, with a broken body and a damaged soul, on the cold, mean streets of his homeland. There he discovers that the astonishing circle of deceit is complete.
But is he just too far down to fight back against a new evil force at work in his own back yard? Can he possibly find the strength and courage to avenge his friends and save himself?
He was a member of the elite British SAS. He'd ridden an adrenalin wave, invincible. Black Ops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Until that final mission into bandit country. Unauthorised, with no back up. That was when his luck ran out . . .
Now, he's returned home to an alien civilian life of bad dreams and bad people.
Everything is his marriage, his home and his self-respect. Down and out, with a broken body and a damaged soul, on the cold, mean streets of his homeland. There he discovers that the astonishing circle of deceit is complete.
But is he just too far down to fight back against a new evil force at work in his own back yard? Can he possibly find the strength and courage to avenge his friends and save himself?
512 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 5, 2011
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About the author
Terence Strong
38 books27 followersWith a background in journalism and military research, Terence Strong wrote the manuscripts of two action adventure thrillers before WHISPER WHO DARES was snapped up by Hodder & Stoughton and became an instant bestseller in 1982.
That first authentic SAS thriller was followed by three more about different activities of the Special Air Service Regiment.
Those well-researched storylines expanded to cover the exciting and unknown realms of counter-terrorism, espionage, hostage negotiation, ship-hijacking, narcotics, assassination and international affairs.
One particularly well-regarded title was THE TICK TOCK MAN which explored the dark arts of the terrorist and bomb disposal.
His seventeenth and latest thriller WORD OF WAR (published by Silver Fox Press) follows the super-secret bad boys of E Squadron SAS - with MI6 agents - entering into the chaos of Libya in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. The worlds of journalism, the military and espionage clash to make a dangerous cocktail far more exciting and intriguing than a Gaddafi Sunset.
That first authentic SAS thriller was followed by three more about different activities of the Special Air Service Regiment.
Those well-researched storylines expanded to cover the exciting and unknown realms of counter-terrorism, espionage, hostage negotiation, ship-hijacking, narcotics, assassination and international affairs.
One particularly well-regarded title was THE TICK TOCK MAN which explored the dark arts of the terrorist and bomb disposal.
His seventeenth and latest thriller WORD OF WAR (published by Silver Fox Press) follows the super-secret bad boys of E Squadron SAS - with MI6 agents - entering into the chaos of Libya in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. The worlds of journalism, the military and espionage clash to make a dangerous cocktail far more exciting and intriguing than a Gaddafi Sunset.
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April 1, 2023
Excellent read, really enjoyed it. Has the feel of the Andy McNab Nick Stone series, following an ex-SAS soldier, wounded in Afghanistan, who struggles to adapt to life on civvy street.
After a fight with an officer, he takes to the streets of his hometown. He finds himself, and his town, in the middle of a turf war between rival drugs gangs.
When investigating the death of a friend at the hands of one of the gangs, he finds a trail that leads him all the way back to Afghanistan and the incident that to him being wounded in the first place.
Really good page turner, can recommend, hopefully there will be further books in the series.
After a fight with an officer, he takes to the streets of his hometown. He finds himself, and his town, in the middle of a turf war between rival drugs gangs.
When investigating the death of a friend at the hands of one of the gangs, he finds a trail that leads him all the way back to Afghanistan and the incident that to him being wounded in the first place.
Really good page turner, can recommend, hopefully there will be further books in the series.
June 15, 2021
I've read a few books by this author and liked them, this isn't in my opinion one of his best. The storyline never really gripped me and there were one too many coincidences. Disappointed
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