Wheels Of Fire

by Terence Strong

Genres: Suspense

Synopsis

Summoned to war-torn Bosnia to replace a Liaison Officer in the Royal Wessex, ex-SAS officer Jeff Hawkins soon realises he's been pitched into a task far more dangerous than he'd imagined. His main role is to keep UN aid convoys running at all costs. But the Company commander isn't up to the job. His colleague in Liaison is running his own agenda with MI6. The uneasy alliance between local Muslims and Croats is breaking down with the arrival of jihadis from Afghanistan. Then there are mercenaries for hire and the CIA stirring the pot for its own ends. The arrival of an alluring female photo journalist half his age only adds to the conflict-torn world of confusion and risk. Winter snow brings a welcome ll to the mayhem. But it brings another vast problem. It is now vital that one huge convoy runs the gauntlet of fighting along the icy mountain roads to break the siege of Sarajevo with essential provisions and medical supplies before Christmas. Defying all odds, the twin air-horns of a hundred trucks blast defiantly as their giant wheels begin to roll on a journey to hell and back... 'Relentless energy from a man who knows his trade-craft, survival skills, muzzle velocities and conspiracy theory as well as anyone in the business' GUARDIAN

Release date: June 7, 2017

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Print pages: 464