Operation Relentless: The Hunt for the Richest, Deadliest Criminal in History - Couverture rigide

Lewis, Damien

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848665393 ISBN 13 : 9781848665392

Editeur : Quercus, 2017

Synopsis

The new bestseller from the author of Zero Six Bravo

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À propos de l'auteur

Damien Lewis has spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster and conflict zones around the world. He has written a dozen non-fiction and fiction books, topping bestseller lists worldwide, and is published in some thirty languages. Two of his books are being made into feature films.

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'To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. This is James Bond meets Jason Bourne'
Bear Grylls

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They claimed they were the A-Team - the guys who could get one of the world's most wanted men, notorious Russian arms-dealer Viktor Bout. More commonly known as 'The Merchant of Death', Bout was "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies who hunted him, worth an alleged six billion dollars.

For decades Bout had run a labyrinthine network of airlines selling weapons to fabulously wealthy dictators, bloodthirsty rebels and fearsome terror outfits. Reputedly the United Nations top global sanctions buster, he was holed up in Moscow, shielded by a Russian state complicit in his dark dealings. But like modern-day bounty hunters the A-Team claimed they could nail Bout, and where an alphabet soup of agencies - MI6, CIA, NSA and others - had failed.

To capture Bout the US DEA - the Drugs Enforcement Agency - put together a cast more extraordinary than any fiction: The Bear, a stir-crazy bush-pilot and former SAS man; Carlos, former intelligence agent and undercover known as 'The King of Sting'; 'El Commandante', a former narco-trafficker and arms-dealer extraordinaire; plus Dutch and Polski, ex-US military and crack DEA operators.

If they couldn't get Bout, no one could.

Written with Lewis's signature dramatic verve, and based upon exclusive interviews, DEA wire taps and court transcripts, this is the explosive story of the ultra-secret mission known as OPERATION RELENTLESS. It ranges from the steamy jungles of Colombia to the ice-bound streets of Moscow, and from horrific bloodshed and tyranny in Africa's heart of darkness to a snatch mission like no other. It may read like an implausible thriller, but every word is true.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quercus
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848665393
• ISBN 13: 9781848665392
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible