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The Cobra

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cobra
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frederick Forsyth
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 110
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9780552162609
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Corgi Books
Publication Date 14 April 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The cocaine industry is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. Its usage causes incalculable misery, poverty and death. Slowly, gradually, inexorably it is spreading...it is a blight which must be stopped. One man, Paul Devereaux, intellectual, dedicated, utterly ruthless and ex-CIA special ops, is given what seems like an impossible task. At his disposal, anything he wants - men, resources, money. He will not stop until he has completed his mission. Up to now the drug trade has been used to world governments attempting to prevent them plying their trade. But up to now, those governments have played by the rules. That is about to change. The rules no longer apply...and a dirty war is about to get a whole lot dirtier...

Author Biography

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist, Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of The Jackal, described by Lee Child as 'the book that broke the mould', with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then he has written twelve novels which have been bestsellers around the world- The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and, most recently, The Kill List. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

Reviews

The Cobra creates a vividly cinematic picture of the worldwide cocaine trade. Forsyth has recharged his batteries, producing his most ambitious novel in years by reproducing the minutely organised detail of his most famous book. -- Barry Forshaw * Daily Express * As ever with Forsyth, there is an impressive command of armed weaponry as well as an utterly believable story that moves along at a breakneck pace...Extraordinarily impressive. * Daily Mail * This new blockbuster from one of the world's sharpest authors is everything a modern thriller should be and more! * Bury Free Press *