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If you like Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Frederick Forsyth, you will love this!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fast, sharply-focussed, engine-driven action.' - \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Robinson is one of the crown princes of the beach-read thriller' - Stephen Coonts\u003cbr\u003e'A must read for any fan of this genre' --\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader review\u003cbr\u003e'Great, exciting on the edge reading'--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader review\u003cbr\u003e'Simply brilliant'--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader review\u003cbr\u003e'Compulsive reading from start to finish'--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSILENT. UNDETECTABLE. 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