<p><b>''Fast, taut, tense, accurate. A terrific read'' FREDERICK FORSYTH</b><br><b>''Authenticity seeps from every page . . . this is a promising start''<i> DAILY MAIL </i></b><br><br> Introducing Luke Carlton - ex-Special Boat Service commando, and now under contract to MI6 for some of its most dangerous missions.<br><br> Sent into the steaming Colombian jungle to investigate the murder of a British intelligence officer, Luke finds himself caught up in the coils of a plot that has terrifying international dimensions.<br><br> Hunted down, captured, tortured and on the run from one of South America''s most powerful and ruthless drugs cartels and its psychotic leader thirsting for revenge, Luke is in a life-or-death race against time to prevent a disaster on a truly terrifying scale: London is the target, the weapon is diabolical and the means of delivery is ingenious.<br><br> Drawing on his years of experience reporting on security matters, CRISIS is Frank Gardner''s debut novel. Combin