The Crocodile Hunter
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18th November 2021
Price: £10.99
‘Compelling . . . almost Dickensian’ The Times
‘The best thriller writer in the world’ Daily Telegraph
*****
Jonas Merrick. At MI5 they call him ‘the eternal flame’, because he never goes out. Never goes undercover, or on surveillance, or kicking down doors. If he’s studying a map, he’s probably planning his caravan holiday.
But what the hot-shots fail to notice in Jonas is a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to find the enemy who hides in plain sight like a submerged crocodile, waiting for prey.
Cameron Jilkes. A young man from a broken background, trained as a Jihadi in the harshest theatre of war. Coming ashore near Dover, he plans to live unnoticed, before unleashing a terrifying strike.
And this time, Jonas Merrick must go out – to hunt the crocodile himself.
Featuring a chapter from the new Jonas Merrick novel The Foot Soldiers, publishing in 2022
*****
Readers love THE CROCODILE HUNTER:
‘Another winner from Gerald Seymour’ 5*
‘An outstanding book and thoroughly recommended’ 5*
‘Every year without fail . . . Gerald Seymour comes up with a masterful thriller . . . A wonderful read from a master of his craft’ 5*
‘The best thriller writer in the world’ Daily Telegraph
*****
Jonas Merrick. At MI5 they call him ‘the eternal flame’, because he never goes out. Never goes undercover, or on surveillance, or kicking down doors. If he’s studying a map, he’s probably planning his caravan holiday.
But what the hot-shots fail to notice in Jonas is a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to find the enemy who hides in plain sight like a submerged crocodile, waiting for prey.
Cameron Jilkes. A young man from a broken background, trained as a Jihadi in the harshest theatre of war. Coming ashore near Dover, he plans to live unnoticed, before unleashing a terrifying strike.
And this time, Jonas Merrick must go out – to hunt the crocodile himself.
Featuring a chapter from the new Jonas Merrick novel The Foot Soldiers, publishing in 2022
*****
Readers love THE CROCODILE HUNTER:
‘Another winner from Gerald Seymour’ 5*
‘An outstanding book and thoroughly recommended’ 5*
‘Every year without fail . . . Gerald Seymour comes up with a masterful thriller . . . A wonderful read from a master of his craft’ 5*
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Reviews
Compelling novel . . . Seymour's feel for the Kent landscape and his realisation of minor characters, such as Cameron's heart-hardened mother, are almost Dickensian
The three British masters of suspense, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, and John le Carre, have been joined by a fourth - Gerald Seymour
He has never lost his journalist's eye for the stories behind the news
Another fine spy story with an offbeat protagonist.
