With film rights already acquired for Those in Peril, this new series promises to continue building on Wilbur Smith's history of blockbuster success"-Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:29:43 Boxid IA1682313 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Hero Hector Cross, a tough former soldier who has fought pirates and terrorists in the lawless waters off the coast of Africa, returns in another surefire bestseller. His most recent bestseller, Those in Peril, launched a new contemporary series of thrillers that give Clive Cussler and Stephen Coonts a run for their money. As a writer of action-adventure and the African continent, Smith is without peer, and with Vicious Circle he is about to prove that he shows no signs of letting up on the gas pedal. For nearly fifty years, his books have hit bestseller lists in the United States -and everywhere else - and sold millions of copies. Wilbur Smith has won fans the world over for his heart-racing novels that span continents and centuries. "The master of action-adventure returns with the follow-up to his New York Times bestselling novel Those in Peril starring Hector Cross. One whose deadly methods and dark secrets will lead him to a series of crimes so shocking that he has no choice but to settle the score.-Dust jacket flap Brutal figures from her family's past-thought long gone-are returning, with an agenda so sinister that Hector realizes he is facing a new type of adversary. Soon, however, Hector learns that the threat comes not just from his old enemies, but also Hazel's. For he and Hazel have a child, a precious daughter, whom he will go to the ends of the earth to protect. Determined to fight back, Hector draws together a team of his most loyal friends and fellow warriors to hunt down those who pursue him and his loved ones. But after his new life is tragically upended, he recognizes the ruthless hand of an old enemy behind the attack. But a life spent in the SAS and private security has left Cross hard-wired for pain and as he is thrown into the fire once more, he will not stop until he has snared his prey.Hector Cross left behind a career of high risks and warfare when he married his beloved Hazel Bannock. What is promised as a cakewalk turns out to be much more, a mission that will test Cross to his emotional and physical limits. Terrorist activity in the area has triggered panic and there’s only one person they can trust to protect her. In the middle of the rough Atlantic stands oil supertanker Bannock A. He’s escaped before and knows he can again.Ĭross, still licking his wounds from his last bruising encounter with Congo, is back and ready for work. So does the US government.Ĭongo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. Johnny Congo, psychopath, extortionist, terrorist, the man who murdered Hector’s wife. His wife was taken much too soon, by a cruel man with evil intentions. Hector Cross, ex-SAS officer, private security expert, widower.
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