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The Crocodile Hunter

The spellbinding new thriller from the master of the genre

Gerald Seymour author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:18th Nov '21

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'Compelling . . . almost Dickensian' The Times

'The best thriller writer in the world' Daily Telegraph

*****

Jonas Merrick. 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.

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.

Cameron Jilkes. 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.

And this time, Jonas Merrick must go out - to hunt the crocodile himself.

Featuring a chapter from the new Jonas Merrick novel The Foot Soldiers, publishing in 2022

*****

Readers love THE CROCODILE HUNTER:

'Another winner from Gerald Seymour' 5*

'An outstanding book and thoroughly recommended' 5*

'Every year without fail . . . Gerald Seymour comes up with a masterful thriller . . . A wonderful read from a master of his craft' 5*

He has never lost his journalist's eye for the stories behind the news * The Sunday Times *
Compelling novel . . . Seymour's feel for the Kent landscape and his realisation of minor characters, such as Cameron's heart-hardened mother, are almost Dickensian * The Times *
Another fine spy story with an offbeat protagonist. * Peterborough Telegraph *
The three British masters of suspense, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, and John le Carre, have been joined by a fourth - Gerald Seymour * The New York Times *

ISBN: 9781529386042

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 30mm

Weight: 266g

384 pages