Redemption: (Ryan Drake: book 1): a compelling, action-packed and high-octane thriller that will have you gripped from page one

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To be honest, I was more intrigued about Drake's team members than the heavily featured Maras, and it was often the interaction between the side characters that kept the story interesting. After that, I found myself experiencing déjà vu almost every other page, once the 'rescue' goes awry on the way home, revealing a deeper and more convoluted plot behind its apparent inception. Boarding what appears to be a deserted vessel, O’Neill begins to realise that nothing on this ship is as it seems, and he may have just led his team into a trap. Another assured book in this compelling series then, with thrills, spills and skulduggery at the highest levels of the US security departments. So in a story about Special Forces, you have to have women included as part of the elite fighting squad.

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Gradually however he begins to see the humanity in her, and the two of them form a bond of sorts through their shared experiences. Pretty soon I knew I wanted a story that was set very much in the present day and jumped quickly from location to location, but which also included elements that tied it to the past. One of the strongest aspects of this book is Jordan’s grasp of characterisation as Drake is a compelling and empathetic protagonist with a strong moral sense but who seeks to retain his professionalism as a soldier.

I work a steady job, I drive a sensible car, I pay my taxes and I try to keep myself out of trouble. The Scottish thriller author Will Jordan has been writing for some time now, creating his unique brand of high-octane suspense filled narratives that manage to constantly keep the reader glued to the edges of their seats, right up until the very end. Once a soldier in the British Army, he now works for the CIA, leading an elite investigation team that tracks down missing agents. But in this novel, the whole plot revolves around the rescue from a Russian prison of the most elite of elite fighting predators the world has ever seen.

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Faced with a terrible threat, he is forced to go on the run with Maras - a veteran agent scarred by years of brutal imprisonment.

However, his professional successes hide a dark secret centred around a disastrous mission in Afghanistan years earlier. With the world’s economy in free-fall, casualties mounting and public support for the war at an all-time low, the US government is increasingly looking towards private military companies to secure the future of Afghanistan.