{"product_id":"invasion-by-frank-gardner-9781787635487","title":"Invasion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the bestselling names in the British spy thriller firmament, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's new novel sees MI6 operative Luke Carlton racing against time and the odds to prevent the next geo-political cataclysm—China's invasion of Taiwan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe pulse-pounding new Luke Carlton thriller...\u003c\/em\u003e Across 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\u003eThe world is on high alert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritain's Secret Intelligence Service has a mole deep within the Chinese Communist Party leadership—an individual in possession of intel that could defuse this fast-escalating situation. A 'collector' is sent to meet the spy and, in an anonymous Hong Kong café, the information is handed over. But before the collector can get the data to MI6, she is overpowered, drugged, and abducted by persons unknown. Is it the MSS, China's feared state security agency? Or has another, less predictable player entered the game?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs geo-political tensions rise, MI6 field operatives Luke Carlton and Jenny Li are dispatched to find the missing agent and the precious intel she carries. With the clock ticking and tip-offs taking them to shady Macau casinos, tawdry nightclubs, and 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 an 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\u003eBBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner's thrillers are...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFast, taut, tense, accurate.\u003c\/em\u003e — Frederick Forsyth\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eUtterly authentic.\u003c\/em\u003e — Daily Mail\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEnthralling, intelligent.\u003c\/em\u003e — Financial Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNerve-shredding.\u003c\/em\u003e — Tony Parsons\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHeart-in-mouth.\u003c\/em\u003e — i-Newspaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCompulsively readable.\u003c\/em\u003e — Radio Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549404975340,"sku":"9781787635487","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12883913482824.jpg?v=1749900294","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/invasion-by-frank-gardner-9781787635487","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}