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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Simon Prebble. |
| Summary |
In this bold novel, Jason Elliot illuminates the dark recesses of the intelligence community during a crucial moment in history: the struggle to avoid a terrorist attack.In the months before 9/11, former army officer Anthony Taverner is leading a quiet life in the English countryside. But his recruitment for a dangerous mission to Afghanistan by the British Secret Intelligence Service-better known as MI6-shatters his fragile peace and plunges him into the kaleidoscopic world of spying. Under the expert guidance of an old-school hero and veteran of the elite British Special Air Service, Taverner prepares to enter Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to destroy a cache of the CIA's precious Stinger missiles before they can fall into the hands of al-Qaeda. In Britain and America, the intelligence community is poised for a catastrophe that must be kept secret from the public, one that Taverner must attempt to avert-all without exposing a dangerous secret all his own.Based on real characters and drawing on the author's extensive firsthand knowledge of Afghanistan, this is a thriller of rare authenticity, providing sustained insight into influences surrounding 9/11 and raising questions about the role of intelligence agencies in historical events deliberately hidden from the public eye. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Intelligence officers -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
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Afghanistan -- Fiction.
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Taliban -- Fiction.
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Qaida (Organization) -- Fiction.
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Spy stories.
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| Added Author |
Prebble, Simon. Narrator.
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Prebble, Simon.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781400198825 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1400198828 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10756036 |
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