<p><b>''Compelling . . . almost Dickensian'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>''The best thriller writer in the world'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><br>*****<br><br><b>Jonas Merrick.</b> At MI5 they call him ''the eternal flame'', because he never goes out. Never goes undercover, or on surveillance, or kicking down doors. If he''s studying a map, he''s probably planning his caravan holiday.<br><br>But what the hot-shots fail to notice in Jonas is a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to find the enemy who hides in plain sight like a submerged crocodile, waiting for prey.<br><br><b>Cameron Jilkes.</b> A young man from a broken background, trained as a Jihadi in the harshest theatre of war. Coming ashore near Dover, he plans to live unnoticed, before unleashing a terrifying strike.<br><br>And this time, Jonas Merrick must go out - to hunt the crocodile himself.<br><br><b>Featuring a chapter from the new Jonas Merrick novel <i>The Foot Soldiers</i>, publishing in 2022</b><br><br><b>*