British intelligence operative and hardened assassin, Max McLean, battles a nightmarish enemy in this stunning debut thriller from an award winning war correspondent.When it comes to killing terrorists British intelligence has always had one man they could rely on, Max McLean. As an assassin, he's never missed, but Max has made one miscalculation and now he has to pay the price.His handlers send him to Sierra Leone on a seemingly one-way mission. What he fi...

A failed mission sends a British intelligence operative running for his life in this electrifying new thriller from the author of The Break Line.Soldier, assassin, and special agent—Max McLean works for a highly secretive unit called The Unknown: a black ops team which delivers off-the-books justice on behalf of the British Government.When a straightforward operation to kill a terrorist commander goes badly wrong, Max finds himself framed for murde...

'BREATHLESS, COMPLEX AND SERIOUSLY HARDCORE' LEE CHILDOfficially Max McLean doesn't exist.Sniper. Spy. Assassin. His job is top secret, deadly... and often Max is the only thing keeping his country safe.Fortunately, he's bloody good at it.But Max is growing tired of unquestioned loyalty to his political masters. And when his latest job takes him deep into West African jungle, where a remote village has been quarantined after a sinister virus...

"Intensely vivid story of war and the peculiar breed of warriors who fight in 21st-century Africa . . . and tribute to an extraordinary comrade-at-arms." — Kirkus ReviewsIn February 2002, British journalist James Brabazon set out to travel with guerrilla forces into Liberia to show the world what was happening in that war-torn country. To protect him, he hired Nick du Toit, a former South African Defence Force soldier who had fought in con...

**The brutally authentic, tense and terrifying thriller from bestselling author and frontline journalist James Brabazon'Totally James Bond'** THE TIMES'Escape into a world of black ops, spies and assassins. A James Bond for the 21st century' EXPRESS______Officially, Max McLean doesn't exist.An off-the-books assassin for the British government, he operates alone.But when a routine hit goes bad...

He wanted a war. And, for his sins, he got one.James Brabazon was an ambitious young war reporter when he entered the chaos of the Liberian Civil War in 2002. Running with the infamous LURD rebels, he survived numerous deadly ambushes, the privations of dysentery and a dramatic hundred-mile escape from Government troops through dense equatorial jungle. He even had a bounty put on his head. Surrounded largely by child soldiers high on drugs, Brabazon was accompanied by Nick du Toit,...

The second edition of this biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written, including the letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau written during the ten years before their marriage. This correspondence tells of a complicated love story and throws a completely new light on Schweitzer's personality and the genesis of his decision to go to Africa. The author's ongoing research has also included more rece...

Reporteros de guerra, agentes infiltrados, fuego cruzado: un apasionante thriller sobre la vida en el frente.Oficialmente, Max McLean no existe. El Gobierno Británico niega conocer nada de lo que hace para protegernos. Pero Max está perdiendo la fe en sus jefes y ellos en él, así que le han dado una última oportunidad para demostrarles que sigue siendo el hombre que necesitan: tendrá que acudir a una instalación militar para reunirse con un antiguo camarad...

READ THE OPENING CHAPTERS OF THIS COMPELLING AND SUSPENSE-FILLED DEBUT NOVEL FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES BRABAZON IN THIS FREE PREVIEW.Breathless, complex, and seriously hardcore - don't plan to sleep tonight. LEE CHILDOfficially, Max McLean doesn't exist. The British government denies all knowledge of the work he does on their behalf to keep us safe. But Max and his masters are losing faith in each other. And they give hi...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Break Line by James Brabazon, read by Jason O'Mara.'BREATHLESS, COMPLEX AND SERIOUSLY HARDCORE' LEE CHILDOfficially Max McLean doesn't exist.Sniper. Spy. Assassin. His job is top secret, deadly... and often Max is the only thing keeping his country safe.Fortunately, he's bloody good at it.But Max is growing tired of unquestioned loyalty to his political masters. ...

A failed mission sends a British intelligence operative running for his life in this electrifying new thriller from the author of The Break Line.Soldier, assassin, and special agent—Max McLean works for a highly secretive unit called The Unknown: a black ops team which delivers off-the-books justice on behalf of the British Government.When a straightforward operation to kill a terrorist commander goes badly wrong, Max finds himself framed for murde...

Brought to you by Penguin.The brutally authentic, tense and terrifying thriller from bestselling author and frontline journalist James Brabazon.Officially, Max McLean doesn't exist.An off-the-books assassin for the British government, he operates alone.But when a routine hit goes badly wrong, a cryptic note on a $100 bill prised from his target's dead fingers suggests there's more to the mission than meets the eye.Is...