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Graveyard of Empires

By: Scott Mariani
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Some wars are destined to be fought forever…

They call it ‘The Graveyard of Empires’ for good reason. For thousands of years, Afghanistan has been the rock that generations of would-be conquerors have perished on. What chance does one man stand in this place?

So when ex-SAS major Ben Hope hears former bounty-hunter, Madison Cahill, needs his help he knows it will test him to his limits – and beyond. As the borders slam shut, he must trace his friend before the new regime does. His only lead? An ancient lost city founded by Alexander the Great and rediscovered by Madison’s archaeologist father.

The mission will take Ben back to a place he thought was firmly in his past, back to someone he can never leave behind – and back to some old comrades. Among these is SAS man turned assassin, Jaden Wolf. Wolf has come to Afghanistan with his own agenda and knows as well as Ben that the conditions they face may prove as lethal as their enemies.

As they uncover old secrets, they find modern ones are just as dangerous. Who is the mysterious ‘Spartan’ that the British officials are so desperate to extract from behind enemy lines? And outnumbered and outgunned at every turn, is the pressure of being the last hope of the innocent too much to bear when surviving past sundown seems impossible?

Action & Adventure Espionage Genre Fiction Military Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Private Investigators Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Detective War British Crime
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Critic reviews

‘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’ Mark Dawson

‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ Andy McDermott

‘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’ Shots Magazine

‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ J. L. Carrell

‘History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline’ David Leadbeater

'Non-stop action – this book delivers’ Steve Berry

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Fast moving from beginning to end. Another outstanding book from the Ben Hope series!!
Loki forward to the next.

Awesome!!

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Loved every moment of it - always do - Ben Hope is the man we all want to be

Unputdownable

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Adore the characters in these books. Colin Mace is an excellent narrator- looking forward to the next adventure already

Brilliant as always

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still reading this but noticed Jaden Wolf has suddenly changed his accent he's no longer a scouser

Graveyard of Empires

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have his whole catalogue in my library and by far one of the best books to date

Best one yet

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