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First Response

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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Summary

 From the bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd and Jack Nightingale series comes First Response, the utterly addictive new thriller by Stephen Leather.

London is under siege.

Nine men in suicide vests primed to explode hold hostages in nine different locations around the city, and are ready to die for their cause.

Their mission: to force the government to release jihadist prisoners from Belmarsh Prison.
Their deadline: 6 p.m. Today.

But the bombers are cleanskins, terrorists with no obvious link to any group, and who do not appear on any anti-terror watch list. What has brought them together on this one day to act in this way?

Mo Kamran is the Superintendent in charge of the Special Crime and Operations branch of the Met. As the disaster unfolds and the SAS, armed police, and other emergency services rush to the scenes, he is tasked with preventing the biggest terrorist outrage the capital has ever known.

But nothing is what it seems. And only Kamran has the big picture. Will anyone believe him?

A chillingly plausible and pulse-pounding depiction of how London might be held to ransom in a concerted terrorist attack: this is thriller writing at its very best.

(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton©2016 Stephen Leather Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Fiction Middle East
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Critic reviews

The sheer impetus of his storytelling is damned hard to resist
Leather has the rare knack of writing in such a way that you almost feel as if you are watching a film . . . I devoured chapter after chapter late into the night
As tough as British thriller writers get
Explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody
All stars
Most relevant
First listen to this author.
Very impressed.
Looking forward to next in the series. .

Best story in a long time.

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The performance was great and the book keeps you engrossed as such thrillers do. However there are many inconsistencies in the story. Without giving anything away, it jarred me that a new terrorist incident was being announced every one hour or so, with no awareness or suspicion among people at large, who seemed to be going about their daily routine. The main twist was blindingly obvious and the fact the police hadn't picked up the discrepancy when it occured nearly made me put the book down. My first one by SL, will try another but this will make for a better movie than a book.

Keeps you listening but full of flaws

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I'm not sure if I would have made it through to the end had I been reading this. It's a little repetitive but the end makes up for this and a few other issues I had with it. Great twist, left my with a rye smile.

Great twist

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As you’d expect… yet another fantastic book. The plot was full of intriguing pieces of the puzzle…
Paul Thornley is a great narrator who truly places good grounding to the characters.

A Brilliant Plot

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Not sure if it is a bad book or terrible narration.
Although it is an intresting idea for a story.

Hmmm..

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