Vanishing Point

by John Nichol

An RAF pilot takes on powerful forces to uncover the truth about forbidden weapons of war in “a thriller with a serious message” (The Times).
 
One of the RAF’s ace pilots, Flight Lieutenant Mark Hunter was shot down and held prisoner in Iraq. Six years later, the nightmare continues, as Mark watches his fellow servicemen being tortured by the devastating effects of the Gulf War.
 
Determined to find out why information about lethal cocktails of drugs is classified, and why the establishment has built a wall of silence around Iraqi chemical weapons, Mark resolves to discover the shameful secrets buried in Desert Storm.

Up against the combined might of the military and the government, Mark finds every avenue leads to a dead end. His only hope lies in enlisting the help of Dr. Natalie Kennedy, one of the UN’s crack scientists. But he has only ten days before his squadron returns to Kuwait . . .

“Bristles with topicality and anger.” —The Daily Telegraph
 
“Nichol’s writing skills are first rate.” —Daily Express

Genres: Fiction

331 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Flight Lieutenant Adrian John Nichol (born December 1963) is a retired Royal Air Force navigator who was shot down and captured during the first Gulf War.

Reviews

[Mr Paul M Rose]

pretty good

[Nicci]

First John Nichol book I've read and will be looking for more.
Brilliantly written, I could not put this down.
Easy 5 star.

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not something I would normally read but I did enjoy it. The ending however was a bit disappointing.