Evolution of Fear by Paul E. Hardisty (English) Paperback Book

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Sequel to the critically acclaimed THE ABRUPT PHYSICS OF DYING, Claymore Straker returns in another gripping, page turning, socially conscious thriller.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Claymore Straker is a fugitive with a price on his head.Wanted by the CIA for acts of terrorism he did not commit, his best friend has just been murdered and Rania, the woman he loves, has disappeared. As his pursuers close in, Clay follows Rania to Istanbul and then Cyprus, where he is drawn into a violent struggle between the Russian mafia, Greek Cypriot extremists, and Turkish developers cashing in on the tourism boom. As the island of love descends into chaos, and the horrific truth is unveiled, Clay must call on every ounce of skill to save Rania and end unimaginable destruction being wrought in the name of profit.Gripping, exhilarating and, above all, frighteningly realistic, THE EVOLUTION OF FEAR is a startling, eye-opening read that demands the question: How much is truth, and how much is fiction?

Notes

The sequel to The Abrupt Physics Of Dying, featuring Claymore Straker, a fugitive with a price on his head. Ranging from Turkey to Cyprus, it's from a Canadian author who has spent 25 years working all over the world as an engineer, hydrologist and environmental scientist.

Author Biography

Canadian by birth, Paul Hardisty has spent 25 years working all over the world as an engineer, hydrologist andenvironmental scientist.He has rough necked on oil rigs in Texas, explored for gold in the Arctic, mapped geology in Eastern Turkey (where he was befriended by PKK rebels), and rehabilitated water wells in the wilds of Africa. He was in Ethiopia in 1991 as the Mengistu regime fell, and was bumped from one of the last flights out of Addis Ababa by bureaucrats and their families fleeing the rebels. In 1993 he survived a bomb blast in a cafe in Sana'a, and was one of the last Westerners out of Yemen before the outbreak of the 1994 civil war.Paul is a university professor and Director of Australia's national land, water, ecosystems and climate adaptation research programmes. He is a sailor, a private pilot, keen outdoorsman, conservation volunteer, and lives in Western Australia.

Review

"Just occasionally, a book comes along to restore your faith in a genre and Paul Hardisty sT"he Abrupt Physics of Dying"does this in spades." Crime Review"

Prizes

Short-listed for CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2015

Long Description

Claymore Straker is a fugitive with a price on his head.Wanted by the CIA for acts of terrorism he did not commit, his best friend has just been murdered and Rania, the woman he loves, has disappeared. As his pursuers close in, Clay follows Rania to Istanbul and then Cyprus, where he is drawn into a violent struggle between the Russian mafia, Greek Cypriot extremists, and Turkish developers cashing in on the tourism boom. As the island of love descends into chaos, and the horrific truth is unveiled, Clay must call on every ounce of skill to save Rania and end unimaginable destruction being wrought in the name of profit.Gripping, exhilarating and, above all, frighteningly realistic, THE EVOLUTION OF FEAR is a startling, eye-opening read that demands the question: How much is truth, and how much is fiction?

Review Quote

"The author's deep knowledge of the settings never slows down the non-stop action, with distant echoes of a more-moral minded Jack Reacher or Jason Bourne. A forceful first novel by a writer not afraid of weighty issues."

Details ISBN1910633240 Author Paul E. Hardisty Short Title EVOLUTION OF FEAR SECOND EDITI Publisher Orenda Books Edition Description Second Edition, Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1910633240 ISBN-13 9781910633243 Media Book Format Paperback Series Claymore Straker Year 2016 Imprint Orenda Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Publication Date 2016-03-31 Series Number 2 AU Release Date 2016-03-31 NZ Release Date 2016-03-31 UK Release Date 2016-03-31 Pages 450 Audience General We've got this

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