Dark asset - Adrian Magson

Deep cover specialist Marc Portman uncovers a secret deal that could make billions in oil revenue
or topple two governments.

Portman's latest assignment is providing back-up for a French intelligence agent sent to recover a hard drive from one of the most dangerous cities on the planet: Mogadishu in Somalia. What he hasn't been told is that the device records secret negotiations between two leading western nations and a hardline terrorist organisation responsible for killing thousands of innocent people.

When the decision is taken to abandon the talks, anybody in the know immediately becomes a target to be silenced.

And Portman finds himself at the top of the list

Adrian Magson was previously shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Debut Dagger Award. He is the author of three previous Marc Portman thrillers, as well as the Harry Tate, Lucas Rocco and Riley Gavin/Frank Palmer series. He has also written a writers' help book based on his 'Beginners' column in Writing Magazine. He lives in Gloucestershire.

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