The Fifth Hostage

by Terence Strong

He is a journalist who knows too much.
She is his lover, a Norwegian press photographer who shares his deadly secret.
They are held in revolution-torn Iran, and President Khomeini wants them to talk. Britain is determined they should not...
Their fate lies in the hands of an SAS team that must disappear into the hostile turmoil of Iran in a desperate rescue bid against the clock.
A gruelling ordeal that calls for ingenuity, sacrifice and courage in a dangerous and desolate terrain - cut off from the outside world.
This is a story of passions and loyalties tested to destruction as the sweeping shadow of fanaticism and terror darkens the land.

366 pages, ebook

First published August 14, 1997

About the author

With 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.

Reviews

[Lilly Reads · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like the book all that much, it was a difficult read. I did however appreciate the end quite a bit!

[The Villan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read