Synopses & Reviews
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Hazel Bannock is heir to the Bannock Oil Corporation, one of the major global oil producers. While cruising the Indian Ocean, her yacht is hijacked by Somalian pirates and her nineteen-year-old daughter, Cayla, kidnapped. The pirates demand a crippling twenty-billion-dollar ransom for her release, and complicated political and diplomatic sensitivities render the major powers incapable of intervening.
With growing evidence of the horrific torture to which Cayla is being subjected, Hazel calls on Hector Cross to help her rescue her daughter. Hector is the man behind Cross Bow Security, the company contracted to Bannock Oil Corporation to provide all their protection. He is a formidable fighting man. Between them, Hazel and Hector are determined to take the law into their own hands.
For nearly fifty years, internationally bestselling author Wilbur Smith has thrilled readers with novels set during the Egyptian era all the way up through the present day. Now, Those in Peril brings his matchless storytelling to bear on the violent, ruthless world of twenty-first-century piracy.
Review
Praise for the audiobook edition of Those in Peril
“Narrator Rupert Degas superbly portrays a multitude of distinctly male characters.” - AudioFile Magazine
Praise for print edition of Those in Peril
"Those in Peril is the thriller of the year."--Daily Express (UK)
"Gun-blazing action."--Daily Telegraph (UK)
"Another outstanding adventure from this popular author."--The French Paper (UK)
"As with most of Smiths books, this one is a cracker of a read."--The Citizen (New Zealand)
Praise for Wilbur Smith
“Smith is a master.” —Publishers Weekly
“One of the worlds most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel
“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World
“You can get lost in Wilbur Smith.” —Stephen King
“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)
“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)
“‘A thundering good read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smiths books.” —The Irish Times
“The worlds leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)
Review
Praise for Those in Peril
"Those in Peril is the thriller of the year."--Daily Express (UK)
"Gun-blazing action."--Daily Telegraph (UK)
"Another outstanding adventure from this popular author."--The French Paper (UK)
"As with most of Smith’s books, this one is a cracker of a read."--The Citizen (New Zealand)
Review
Praise for Those in Peril
"Those in Peril is the thriller of the year."--Daily Express (UK)
"Gun-blazing action."--Daily Telegraph (UK)
"Another outstanding adventure from this popular author."--The French Paper (UK)
"As with most of Smiths books, this one is a cracker of a read."--The Citizen (New Zealand)
"Those in Peril has much to recommend it...if you like your action plain, graphic and simple yet never entirely predictable, Smith will satisfy."--Sunday Express
"One of the world's most popular adventure writers."--The Washington Post Book World
"Pirates and passion in rip-roaring page-turner...Those in Peril is the thriller of the year. I defy anyone who has picked it up even in scorn to put it down...Those in Peril consists for the most part of one scalp-cooling set piece after another...If Smith handles action better than any writer since Ian Fleming the same goes doubly for the more steamy part of the book...few novelists have taught so much to so many as Smith."--Daily Express
Praise for Wilbur Smith
“Smith is a master.” —Publishers Weekly
“One of the worlds most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
“A rare author who wields a razor-sharp sword of craftsmanship.” —Tulsa World
“Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared.” —The Times (UK)
"Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith, with his swashbuckling novels of Africa. The bodices of rip and the blood flows. You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August."--Stephen King
"Action is Wilur Smith's game, and he is a master."--The Washington Post Book World
“The worlds leading adventure writer.” —Daily Express (UK)
"Wilbur Smith rarely misses a trick."--Sunday Times
“Smith is a captivating storyteller.” —The Orlando Sentinel
“No one does adventure quite like Smith.” —Daily Mirror (UK)
"A thundering good read is virtually the only way of describing Wilbur Smiths books.” —The Irish Times
Synopsis
Internationally bestselling author Wilbur Smith gives Clive Cussler a run for his money with a brand-new tale of piracy off the coast of Africa.
Synopsis
In this nail-biting tale of adventure, bestselling author Wilbur Smith brings his matchless storytelling to bear on the violent, ruthless world of twenty-first-century piracy.
A FAMILY UNDER ATTACK
While cruising on the family yacht in the Indian Ocean, nineteen-year-old Cayla Bannock is attacked and taken hostage by Somalian pirates. Her kidnappers demand a staggering ransom: twenty billion dollars. And Caylas not just anyone—shes the daughter of Hazel Bannock, heiress to the Bannock Oil Corporation, one of the worlds foremost oil producers.
A CRISIS ON THE HIGH SEAS
The sensitive global political climate means not even the most powerful groups in the world can intervene. Left to handle the problem on her own, Hazel calls on Hector Cross, head of the security agency that protects Bannock Oil. As threats increase and evidence arises of horrific torture, the need to take action becomes more urgent than ever—and soon Hazel and Hector will have no choice but to take the law into their own hands…
“One of the worlds most popular adventure writers.” —The Washington Post Book World
Synopsis
Those in PerilWilbur Smith
In this nail-biting tale of adventure, bestselling author Wilbur Smith brings his matchless storytelling to bear on the violent, ruthless world of twenty-first-century piracy.
While cruising on the family yacht in the Indian Ocean, nineteen-year-old Cayla Bannock is attacked and taken hostage by Somalian pirates. Her kidnappers demand a staggering ransom: twenty billion dollars. And Caylas not just anyone—shes the daughter of Hazel Bannock, heiress to the Bannock Oil Corporation, one of the worlds foremost oil producers.
The sensitive global political climate means not even the most powerful groups in the world can intervene. Left to handle the problem on her own, Hazel calls on Hector Cross, head of the security agency that protects Bannock Oil. As threats increase and evidence arises of horrific torture, the need to take action becomes more urgent than ever—and soon Hazel and Hector will have no choice but to take the law into their own hands…
About the Author
Wilbur Smith is the bestselling author of many novels, each meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His bestselling Courtney series includes
Assegai, The Sound of Thunder, Birds of Prey, Monsoon, and
Blue Horizon. His other books include
River God, Warlock, The Seventh Scroll, and
The Sunbird. His books are now translated into twenty-six languages and have sold over 120 million copies. Smith was born to a British family in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, in Central Africa, and attended Rhodes University in South Africa. He has homes in Cape Town, London, Switzerland and Malta.
Rupert Degas is a prolific audiobook narrator. He has recorded the works of Peter Carey, Haruki Murakami, Andy McNab, Darren Shan, and Derek Landy. He has also recorded over fifty radio productions including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, This Sceptered Isle, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.