{"product_id":"9780730498636","title":"Lethal Sky","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAction, explosions, adventure, terrorist plots and conspiracies combine for a compelling thriller in the vein of Clancy, MacLean and Ludlum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA light aircraft flies over Sydney Harbour carrying the spores of a deadly microbe, enough to kill the people below and render the city uninhabitable for decades. Intelligence agent Marika Hartmann races to the scene aboard a taipan helicopter packed with Australian commandos, unable to shoot the plane down for fear of releasing the lethal cargo. Can she save her city?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Western Europe and America millions of ordinary people start their day, unaware that a swarm of powerful new weapons, armed with the same biological agent, gather in the skies. In London PJ Johnson leads a team of Special Forces soldiers to find the terrorists' base of operations as biologist Jan Sloven works furiously to decode the conundrum left by a deranged scientific genius - but time is against them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAction and adventure, plots and conspiracies all combine for a breakneck thriller that feels terrifyingly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Barron is a world traveller who has studied International Terrorism at the prestigious St Andrew's University. His critically acclaimed thrillers reflect his fascination with political, social and environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Greg Barron's novels: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A superlative political thriller' Rob Minshull, ABC \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A high-octane thriller ... the pace is excellent, the writing is sharp and Barron has a real talent for the evocation of place ... sufficiently gripping to keep you up at night' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Barron echoes the work of authors such as MacLean, Clancy and Ludlum' \u003cem\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Barron has written a thriller that entertains but also for those wanting more, a thought-provoking polemic' \u003cem\u003eCourier-Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A darkly imaginative page-turner' \u003cem\u003eBookseller+ Publisher\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Entertaining, provocative' \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Barron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46920208384149,"sku":"9780730498636","price":10.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780730498636_600dc3a8-b7a5-4fbb-9171-799569871af5.jpg?v=1776890114","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780730498636","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}