{"product_id":"9780008503093","title":"The Crusader’s Cross: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes an unmissable new Ben Hope thriller (Ben Hope, Book 24)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe gripping new Ben Hope thriller from the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eTHEY THOUGHT HE WAS AN EASY TARGET.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHEY THOUGHT WRONG.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s a snowy, peaceful Christmas at Le Val, the rural haven that is home to ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope and his associates. With most of the team away for the festive holiday, Ben, recovering from an accident, is one of the skeleton crew guarding the compound. That’s when a ruthless Corsican crime gang, knowing that Ben is injured and out of action, target the location for a violent raid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith help from his faithful canine companion, Storm, Ben thwarts the attack – but not before the raiders claim several victims among his best friends. Now he must embark on a personal revenge mission to catch the sole remaining killer, the psychopathic Petru Navarro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen’s quest takes him across France into the lawless gangland of Corsica, his only real lead a priceless historic gold cross that is now in Navarro’s hands. If Ben can find it, he’ll find his enemy. But taking down this murderous psycho is another matter . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePeople can’t get enough of the Ben Hope series:\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ \u003cstrong\u003eMark Dawson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ \u003cstrong\u003eAndy McDermott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A high level of realism … the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ \u003cstrong\u003eJ. L. Carrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline’ \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Leadbeater\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Non-stop action – this book delivers’ \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting tale of suspense and adventure, Scott Mariani, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes us on a thrilling journey through the lawless ganglands of Corsica. The private world of ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope is shattered when a ruthless Corsican crime gang targets his peaceful haven, setting him on a path of revenge and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Andy Mcdermott (The Knights of Atlantis), Don Bentley (The Outside Man), Vince Flynn (Capture or Kill), Mark Greaney (Sentinel), and Stephen Leather (Clean Kill).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scott Mariani, Read by Colin Mace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889044607125,"sku":"9780008503093","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008503093.jpg?v=1776888434","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008503093","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}