The world of the mercenary soldier, which has fascinated Frederick Forsyth since he reported the Biafra war, forms the background of his third novel. In the foreground a fast moving story investigates some little-known and sinister corners of other activities - mining, high finance, banking and the secret world of arms dealing.
Step by step, Forsyth takes us round Europe - from Paris to Ostend to Marseilles - where the mercenaries are recruited; from Berne to Brugge where the undercover financial déals are set up; from Germany to Italy, Spain and Yugoslavia where the arms are bought, and a ship commissioned to transport the men and their equipment. The excitement gains momentum with every page until the climax of a pitched battle for the African president's palace. Its outcome, ironically different from that planned by the plotters, gives an added dimension to this tense and gripping story.
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