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When Sean Dillon inspects a passport at Heathrow, he encounters Caspar Rashid, whose family ties to a traditional Bedouin tribe bring unexpected danger. Rashid’s thirteen‑year‑old daughter has been kidnapped by her own father and taken to Iraq to marry a notorious terrorist known as the Hammer of God. Dillon sees a chance to rescue her and settle old scores, but the operation spirals into a deadly confrontation with powerful enemies. The novel follows Dillon as he battles treachery, death, and the threat of being killed himself, all set against the backdrop of modern terrorism.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Jack Higgins
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