Rat trap — Craig Thomas

New York Timesâ€"Bestselling Author: A hijacking at a London airport leads to a manhunt for an arms dealer as the clock ticks down to disaster . . .

 


Engine troubles start just as the jet is approaching Heathrow. Then, after a harrowing landing, just as everyone breathes a sigh of relief, the hijackers rise up . . .


 


Their demand: the release of arms smuggler Shafiq Nasoud from a British prison. Authorities decide to transport him to London in case the situation turns desperate -- but things go very wrong. Nasoud escapes. Negotiations continue to fail. The hijackers' leader, an American, appears to be strung out on drugs -- and the FBI gets in touch to share some deeply concerning information about another terrorist. Before it all ends, blood will be spilled -- but whose?


 

Praise for Craig Thomas's novels

 


"Will have you sweating bullets . . . Tension is sustained from first page to last." -- The New York Times Book Review

 


"Lively, straightforward action." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)


 


"The last word in espionage thrillers." -- The Pittsburgh Press