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Sam Packer of the British Secret Service knows a mission to Iraq is dangerous. But none more dangerous than this one.

A whispered secret in a Baghdad hotel lobby leads to his kidnapping, torture and expected execution. His paymasters have given him up for dead. Only the intervention of his ex-lover, Chrissie, and a hostage swap get him released.

But days later Chrissie is murdered. Perhaps she knew too much, knew of the secret that Sam had uncovered - that a biological terror weapon codenamed Fire Hawk had been smuggled from Iraq for use against an unknown target in the West. Personal motives of revenge clash with priorities of State Security as Sam follows the weapon's and his dead lover's murky past through the Middle East, Cyprus and the Ukraine.

At each step the mystery of the ultimate target deepens and the fanatics who control it become ever more elusive...

The first Sam Packer thriller.

About the Author
Geoffrey Archer's gripping thrillers are inspired by a deep knowledge of international intrigue gathered during more than 25 years of reporting for ITV's News at Ten. Fire Hawk is the first novel featuring MI6 agent Sam Packer, who later appears in The Lucifer Network and The Burma Legacy. It follows his other international bestsellers: Java Spider, Scorpion Trail, Eagle Trap, Shadow Hunter and Sky Dancer.

Reviews
Geoffrey Archer has again used his ITN experience in a sinuous mix of international threats that are coming to have the same chill-factor as the fear that underpinned the best Cold War thrillers -- Michael Hartland * Daily Telegraph *


Awards
Short-listed for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 1998.



Book Information
ISBN 9780099271437
Author Geoffrey Archer
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
Publisher Cornerstone
Weight(grams) 278g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 110mm * 32mm