The Devil's Magistrate: His past is always present Alex Gardiner 9781910533659

If you hide your past, it will surely come back to haunt you. Living a respectable life in Cheltenham as a magistrate and property landlord, former agent and terrorist Tariq Al Hashmi falls into such a trap. With Libya's Colonel Gadaffi no longer a moving part of the Axis of Evil and the Irish Troubles on the back boiler, what could go wrong? His days as an embedded sleeper agent with a hidden fuse ready to be lit are surely over. But complacency proves an unreliable companion. Those in the secret world that he once occupied have long memories and other ideas. Unexpectedly his world starts to fall apart and Al Hashmi's former spymasters try to manipulate him in ways he could not have imagined and for purposes he can only guess at. Author Alex Gardiner's remarkable debut thriller is written with inside knowledge. The plot's twists and turns are spiced with intrigue and complexity that will keep the reader guessing until the very end.

About the Author
Alex Gardiner served as an officer in the Royal Greenjackets, and then as a troop and squadron commander in 22 SAS before leaving the British Army to command 1st Regiment The Sultan's Special Force in Southern Oman. Since then, he has covered conflict in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. He is married to the fashion designer Beatrice von Tresckow and is working on his next novel from their home in Gloucestershire.

Reviews
"Alex knows what he is writing about. He's been there and done it. I'm proud to have soldiered with him." Andy McNab CBE DCM MM DArts



Book Information
ISBN 9781910533659
Author Alex Gardiner
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Nine Elms Books
Publisher Nine Elms Books
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm