Man on Edge (Rake Ozenna Thrillers, 2, Band 2) - Hardcover

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A tense and twisting espionage thriller involving state secrets, lethal assassins and the threat of a new Cold War.

Trauma surgeon Carrie Walker is taken aback when her estranged uncle makes contact out of the blue. Senior Russian naval officer Artyom Semenov claims to be in possession of an explosive piece of information which he is offering to share with the West. But can he be trusted?

Travelling to Moscow undercover to meet with Semenov, Carrie finds herself stranded when the carefully-planned operation goes catastrophically awry. In grave danger, there’s only one person she can turn to for help: her former fiancé, Major Rake Ozenna of the Alaska National Guard.

Aware how vital it is that he reaches Carrie before others do, Rake knows he’s pitted against a powerful and lethal enemy. But is it a rogue agent - or the Russian state? As preparations gather pace for a high-profile NATO exercise off the Norwegian coast, Rake must act fast if he is to prevent a global catastrophe.

Whereare the military secrets that could destroy America? Rake Ozenna must act fastto prevent a global catastrophe.

“Everything readers want in a political thriller” –Library Journal

Asenior Russian naval officer is murdered in Moscow. Before he dies, he slips afile to his niece, American trauma surgeon Carrie Walker.

Withdeadly Russian agents on her trail, Carrie runs for her life.

Huntedand alone, Carrie turns to Rake Ozenna for help. As the enemy closes in, Rakeuncovers a Kremlin plan of catastrophic global impact.  To stop it, he first needs to bring Carrie tosafety . . . and neutralise those pursuing her.

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“Plentyof fast-paced action [that] will hook thriller fans” –Booklist

“Grippingand addictive” –San Francisco Review of Books

“Aneasy and entertaining read” –Financial Times

“Hawksley’ssecond thriller is as exciting as the first” –Crime Review

“Awell written, fast-paced, and cleverly-plotted page-turner” –Nelson DeMille

“Anup-to-the-minute, page-turning spy thriller” –Charles Cumming

“Adeftly crafted and simply riveting read from beginning to cliff-hanger ending”–Midwest Book Review

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