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First Response

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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 From the bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd and Jack Nightingale series comes First Response, the utterly addictive new thriller by Stephen Leather.

London is under siege.

Nine men in suicide vests primed to explode hold hostages in nine different locations around the city, and are ready to die for their cause.

Their mission: to force the government to release jihadist prisoners from Belmarsh Prison.
Their deadline: 6 p.m. Today.

But the bombers are cleanskins, terrorists with no obvious link to any group, and who do not appear on any anti-terror watch list. What has brought them together on this one day to act in this way?

Mo Kamran is the Superintendent in charge of the Special Crime and Operations branch of the Met. As the disaster unfolds and the SAS, armed police, and other emergency services rush to the scenes, he is tasked with preventing the biggest terrorist outrage the capital has ever known.

But nothing is what it seems. And only Kamran has the big picture. Will anyone believe him?

A chillingly plausible and pulse-pounding depiction of how London might be held to ransom in a concerted terrorist attack: this is thriller writing at its very best.

(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton©2016 Stephen Leather Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Middle East

Critic Reviews

The sheer impetus of his storytelling is damned hard to resist
Leather has the rare knack of writing in such a way that you almost feel as if you are watching a film . . . I devoured chapter after chapter late into the night
As tough as British thriller writers get
Explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody
All stars
Most relevant
Well wriiten book. Beautifully narrated. I'm wishing for a sequel now as there are a few loose ends and a few characters that I would have liked to know more about. It is hard to review this book without giving away the twist at end so I will just say it is well worth a listen. Or to read the old fashioned way with pages.

excellent story. love it.

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Great story with the last minute twist - loved the plot and fast pace plus awesome performance by Paul Thornley as usual.

Another beauty from Stephan Leather

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Narrator was excellent author had filled it out .... and out. Bit long for topic

Unusual twist

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took awhile to get into, getting used to the voice. ending wasnt what i was exoecting

meh

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