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The Cobra

The Cobra

A pulse-pounding drug cartel thriller from the master of storytelling

Summary

'The master of the political thriller strikes again' Kirkus
'An utterly believable story that moves along at breakneck pace... Extraordinarily impressive' Daily Mail
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AN UNWINNABLE WAR

Cocaine is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels. It causes misery, poverty and death. And slowly its power is spreading...

A MAN ON A MISSION

Ex-CIA special ops, Paul Devereux, intellectual, dedicated and utterly ruthless, is given what seems like an impossible task: Stop the drug barons, whatever it costs. At his disposal, anything he wants - men, resources, money. He must assemble a team equal to the lawless men who control this deadly trade.

AN UNTHINKABLE SOLUTION

Up to now the drug cartels have had it their way. Up to now, the forces of law and order have played by the rules. That is about to change. Those rules no longer apply... and a dirty war is about to get a whole lot dirtier...
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What readers are saying:

'An excellent story well executed as we have come to expect from the master novelist'
'Frederick Forsyth has done it again, in his own inimitable fashion'
'Once again Frederick Forsyth delivers. Once you start you can't put it down'

Reviews

  • The Cobra creates a vividly cinematic picture of the worldwide cocaine trade. Forsyth has recharged his batteries, producing his most ambitious novel in years by reproducing the minutely organised detail of his most famous book.
    Barry Forshaw, Daily Express

About the author

Frederick Forsyth

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then, he has written thirteen novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He has also published an autobiography, The Outsider. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
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