The first book in Chris Ryan's hugely popular SAS Danny Black series, by the creator of the hit TV show Strikeback. Readers can't get enough of the Danny Black series:'This kept me hooked from the start' Reader review ?????'Gripping storyline that had me on edge the whole read' Reader review ?????'Can't wait to read the next' Reader review ?????'Highly engaging and thrilling' Reader review ?????Paris. An elderly man is assassinated as he takes his morning walk. Syria. The government forces wage a bloody war against their own people.The Russians are propping up the government, the French are backing one rebel fraction and the British are backing another. And in North Africa, young SAS trooper Danny Black is coming to the end of a gruelling tour of duty - or so he thinks. Danny has a new mission. An MI6 agent needs to make contact with Syrian rebel forces and the private military contractors who are - unofficially - training this rebel faction as it struggles to bring down their government and establish a new regime that will be favourable to British business interests.As Danny finds himself sucked into the murky orbit of private military, he'll soon discover a world where death is dispensed by the highest bidder and individuals will betray anybody if the price is right . . .