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LITTLE SISTER
A terrifically well written and paced thriller with a great hook.
Our hero, James Palatine, is a natural-born killer who hates himself for being just that. He’s a good man capable of doing bad things, and a man trying to do good in a bad world.
Set against the timely backdrop of terrorism in Africa and the power of government agencies’ surveillance technology, the story takes us from London and the world of office-bound spooks to the souks and riads of Marrakech, and on into the no-man’s-land of the Sahara.
The author has already started work on a sequel, set in Kosovo in early 1999: James Palatine, then an officer in Army Intelligence, rescues a girl who has run away from an orphanage. His act of heroism turns sour when he is arrested for child trafficking. Under the shadow of the impending NATO bombing campaign, James must rescue the girl a second time in order to prove his innocence. Along the way, he uncovers disturbing truths about himself and the world of violence in which he operates.
Giles O'Bryen was a publisher. Having started as an editor at Michael Joseph, he went on to start Fourth Estate with Vicky Barnsley and later was MD of Verso. Now he’s a writer. And a damn good one.
Set against the timely backdrop of terrorism in Africa and the power of government agencies’ surveillance technology, the story takes us from London and the world of office-bound spooks to the souks and riads of Marrakech, and on into the no-man’s-land of the Sahara.
The author has already started work on a sequel, set in Kosovo in early 1999: James Palatine, then an officer in Army Intelligence, rescues a girl who has run away from an orphanage. His act of heroism turns sour when he is arrested for child trafficking. Under the shadow of the impending NATO bombing campaign, James must rescue the girl a second time in order to prove his innocence. Along the way, he uncovers disturbing truths about himself and the world of violence in which he operates.
Giles O'Bryen was a publisher. Having started as an editor at Michael Joseph, he went on to start Fourth Estate with Vicky Barnsley and later was MD of Verso. Now he’s a writer. And a damn good one.