{"product_id":"9780552178747","title":"Invasion (A Luke Carlton Thriller)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the explosive new Luke Carlton spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller and BBC security correspondent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Everything is impressive in this masterly account . . . Exhilarating' Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Genuinely unnerving and fast-paced . . . highly recommended' Irish Independent \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe world is on high alert. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the strait from Taiwan, China's armed forces appear to be readying for war. Could the People's Republic be preparing to invade its island neighbour?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mole deep within the Chinese Communist Party leadership has some explosive intel that could defuse this geo-political timebomb. But before Britain's Secret Intelligence Service can get hold of the data, the 'collector' sent to recover it is abducted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs global tensions rise, MI6 operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious information she carries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the clock ticking and tip-offs taking them to shady Macau casinos, tawdry night clubs and down multiple dead ends, Luke is convinced they are being deliberately strung along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen they get the vital lead they need. It points to Taiwan - a country frantically preparing for imminent invasion. And it's there that Luke and Jenny uncover what is really going on. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his years of experience reporting on global security stories and in-depth knowledge of the security services, Frank Gardner has written his most frighteningly real, unnerving and explosive thriller yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Frank Gardner:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fast, taut, tense, accurate.' Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Utterly authentic.' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Thriller writing of a high order.' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Nerve-shredding.' Tony Parsons, bestselling author of the Max Wolfe series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heart-in-mouth.' i-Newspaper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Compulsively readable.' Radio Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228379132139,"sku":"EB_LI0811_J03-02_BJ","price":22.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780552178747-1.jpg?v=1785767429","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780552178747","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}