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The Complete Red Dragon Thrillers: Down Among the Dead Men / Seven Steps to Treason / The Third Betrayal / Frontier of Fear / The Year of the Scorpion
In this five book box set:
BOOK 1: DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN
Nepal, 1978. A renegade Chinese agent is found brutally murdered when trying to reach the British Embassy. China is asserting its power all over Southeast Asia and the region is awash with spies and murder. British Intelligence director, David Nairn, must act to combat the unrest. He sends his best agent, Ruth Ash, to work with the Hong Kong chief, Benjamin Foo. They uncover a trail of deception and violence that could unleash a terrifying clash between China and its enemies. Can Ash overcome imminent danger to expose the lies from within?
BOOK 2: SEVEN STEPS TO TREASON
Ambassador Bill Cable is on the Soviet’s watchlist. Brutal violence is sweeping across Poland and the West’s plans to quell it could set the whole region ablaze. Cable is in the spotlight and hunted by faceless men and women who will do anything to stop the fall of the Soviet Union. They kidnap his innocent daughter, Sarah, and Cable is faced with an impossible choice. Condemn his daughter or risk the lives of millions of people and the fragile stalemate in Europe?
BOOK 3: THE THIRD BETRAYAL
There is a traitor in British Intelligence — one who’s been silently revealing secrets to the Soviet enemy for decades. David Nairn is determined to find out who and restore trust with the United States. Sarah Cable, now an agent on Nairn’s team, is sent on her first assignment. Nairn knows he’s risking her life, but he must act fast to expose the most dangerous and elusive mole in the Service.
BOOK 4: FRONTIER OF FEAR
Sarah Cable’s new assignment is to gain the trust of a Pakistani nuclear weapons expert and get him to reveal the country’s secrets. It’s a vital and dangerous mission — one agent is already dead and three more await execution. Sarah is told to use any means necessary to extract information, even if that includes seducing him. As she starts to fall for him, she finds herself torn between duty and love. The mission hangs on a knife edge as an unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan threatens the whole world.
BOOK 5: THE YEAR OF THE SCORPION
Murderous Chinese spymaster, The Scorpion, is Sarah Cable’s target. He has infiltrated the Trident nuclear programme and is threatening the West’s attempts to undermine the Chinese Communist Party. Sarah arrives in Hong Kong to unmask The Scorpion, but immediately finds herself in the sights of the enemy state. Her flat is firebombed, and she can trust no one. It’s a race against time to flush out the Chinese agent before she becomes The Scorpion’s next victim.
BOOK 1: DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN
Nepal, 1978. A renegade Chinese agent is found brutally murdered when trying to reach the British Embassy. China is asserting its power all over Southeast Asia and the region is awash with spies and murder. British Intelligence director, David Nairn, must act to combat the unrest. He sends his best agent, Ruth Ash, to work with the Hong Kong chief, Benjamin Foo. They uncover a trail of deception and violence that could unleash a terrifying clash between China and its enemies. Can Ash overcome imminent danger to expose the lies from within?
BOOK 2: SEVEN STEPS TO TREASON
Ambassador Bill Cable is on the Soviet’s watchlist. Brutal violence is sweeping across Poland and the West’s plans to quell it could set the whole region ablaze. Cable is in the spotlight and hunted by faceless men and women who will do anything to stop the fall of the Soviet Union. They kidnap his innocent daughter, Sarah, and Cable is faced with an impossible choice. Condemn his daughter or risk the lives of millions of people and the fragile stalemate in Europe?
BOOK 3: THE THIRD BETRAYAL
There is a traitor in British Intelligence — one who’s been silently revealing secrets to the Soviet enemy for decades. David Nairn is determined to find out who and restore trust with the United States. Sarah Cable, now an agent on Nairn’s team, is sent on her first assignment. Nairn knows he’s risking her life, but he must act fast to expose the most dangerous and elusive mole in the Service.
BOOK 4: FRONTIER OF FEAR
Sarah Cable’s new assignment is to gain the trust of a Pakistani nuclear weapons expert and get him to reveal the country’s secrets. It’s a vital and dangerous mission — one agent is already dead and three more await execution. Sarah is told to use any means necessary to extract information, even if that includes seducing him. As she starts to fall for him, she finds herself torn between duty and love. The mission hangs on a knife edge as an unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan threatens the whole world.
BOOK 5: THE YEAR OF THE SCORPION
Murderous Chinese spymaster, The Scorpion, is Sarah Cable’s target. He has infiltrated the Trident nuclear programme and is threatening the West’s attempts to undermine the Chinese Communist Party. Sarah arrives in Hong Kong to unmask The Scorpion, but immediately finds herself in the sights of the enemy state. Her flat is firebombed, and she can trust no one. It’s a race against time to flush out the Chinese agent before she becomes The Scorpion’s next victim.
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Published June 11, 2024
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About the author
Michael Hartland
18 books7 followersBefore taking up writing, Michael Hartland spent twenty years travelling widely in Europe and the Far East as a diplomat, then working in counter-terrorism and for the United Nations. He draws on this experience to describe the secret world of espionage with insight and great authenticity.
His first book DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN was a runaway bestseller and his ground-breaking series of espionage novels published in the 1980s and 90s established him as one of the leading thriller writers in Britain and the United Sates. They have been translated into twenty-seven European languages and Japanese, adapted for BBC Radio-4 and television - and remain among the most fast-moving and gripping ever published.
Michael Hartland and his family live in Devon, where he is working on a new project inspired by contemporary Islamic terrorism.
His first book DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN was a runaway bestseller and his ground-breaking series of espionage novels published in the 1980s and 90s established him as one of the leading thriller writers in Britain and the United Sates. They have been translated into twenty-seven European languages and Japanese, adapted for BBC Radio-4 and television - and remain among the most fast-moving and gripping ever published.
Michael Hartland and his family live in Devon, where he is working on a new project inspired by contemporary Islamic terrorism.
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August 20, 2024
Oh my - spies!!
Interesting enough to keep me reading. I wasn't as familiar with the spying tussles between China and Britain and the US from the end of WWII until the mid70's. Some of the characters carry throughout the five books, but some jumping to and fro occurs.
Interesting enough to keep me reading. I wasn't as familiar with the spying tussles between China and Britain and the US from the end of WWII until the mid70's. Some of the characters carry throughout the five books, but some jumping to and fro occurs.
September 13, 2024
I found the Series very entertaining and could put down my Kindle very well a d captivating writen
November 14, 2024
great read
I have really enjoyed these books, great characters and story lines.
Brilliant descriptions I felt I was with the folk there feeling their emotions, loved the thrill
I have really enjoyed these books, great characters and story lines.
Brilliant descriptions I felt I was with the folk there feeling their emotions, loved the thrill
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews