Old Enemies

Old Enemies

by Michael Dobbs (Author)

Synopsis

In the Swiss Alps a teenage girl is thrown from a helicopter and her boyfriend is brutally abducted to Trieste, a city filled with undercurrents of past hatreds. Ruari, son of Irish media owner J J Breslin, is in desperate danger, at the mercy of ruthless kidnappers making impossible demands. His terrified mother contacts the only person she knows can help her son: Harry Jones, her former lover, who she walked out on many years ago. Now memories of their passionate affair, the guilt, hurt, anger and humiliation, come flooding back. Time is running out for Ruari and Harry, torn between his loyalties, is quickly drawn into a political game played for high stakes. Far higher than he realizes...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 17 Feb 2011

ISBN 10: 1847372899
ISBN 13: 9781847372895

Media Reviews
A thriller that is both nightmare vision and timely warning . . . Think Die Hard with a stiff upper lip. -- Financial Times
Shamelessly page-turning. -- Daily Express
Explosive in every sense. -- Daily Mail
Author Bio
Michael Dobbs - Baron Dobbs of Wylye - is an active member of the House of Lords and an internationally bestselling author who has never been far from controversy. He has worked at the centre of British politics for Margaret Thatcher, John Major and now David Cameron, and was once described as 'Westminster's baby-faced hit man'. He is the author of 17 thrillers, including House of Cards which became a hugely successful television drama, and three previous Harry Jones thrillers, The Lords' Day, The Edge of Madness and The Reluctant Hero. He tries to live quietly near a pub and a church in Wiltshire. For more information, go to www.michaeldobbs.com.