{"product_id":"once-a-pilgrim-9780008229511","title":"Once A Pilgrim","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou couldn't make it up. Brilliant.'Jeffrey ArcherDecades of war has given James Deegan a natural ability to create a world that is incredibly realistic and exciting. This takes military fiction to a whole new level entirely. Deegan is a master'Tom Marcus Mi5 Survellance officer, Author of Capture or KillMove over Andy McNab and Chris Ryan, there's a new SAS veteran writing thrillers and he's good. Very good.'Stephen LeatherJohn Carr has recently left the SAS, after a long and distinguished career, and is now working for a Russian oligarch in the murky world of private security.But an incident from his past  in which three terrorists were brutally killed  suddenly comes back to haunt him.Tracked by a hitman out for revenge, John Carr is forced to step over the line to defend himself and his family. It's a cruel and violent world  and one he thought he'd left behind.But some wars never end.Patriot Games meets Taken: In Once A Pilgrim, John Carr shows all the Reacher-esque hallmarks of a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Inevitably Deegan will be compared to Andy McNab and Chris Ryan, but he adds his own brand of contemporary authenticity. Carr is a hero for our times.’\u003cbr\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Fans of Andy McNab will lap up \u003cem\u003eONCE A PILGRIM\u003c\/em\u003e by SAS veteran James Deegan, a cracking page-turner’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY EXPRESS \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘As close as it gets to the real thing’\u003cbr\u003eMark 'Billy' Billingham MBE . Former SAS Warrant Officer and star of TV's SAS Who Dares Wins\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘James Deegan write with masterful authority and unsurpassed experience as he transports the reader deep into the troubles of Northern Ireland – and then brings them back up to date with a dramatic bang. Uncertain times require certain people, and ex-SAS operator John Carr fits that bill. A tough, enigmatic man from the shadows, he is brought to life in this fast-paced, easy-reading thriller, and is bound to end up on screen. The character detail is credible but not clinical, and ONCE A PILGRIM will undoubtedly introduce James Deegan and John Carr as forces to be reckoned with.’\u003cbr\u003eChantelle Taylor, Combat Medic and author of Battleworn\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘authentic detail and heart stopping narrative grips you from the outset bringing the shadowy world of today’s special forces bursting in to life in a way that other authors of the genre couldn’t hope for….the best thriller I’ve read in years’\u003cbr\u003eMajor Chris Hunter QGM – Author of Eight Lives Down and Extreme Risk\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘exposes the raw with the reality. This is a gripping high intensity drama’\u003cbr\u003eBob Shepherd, ex SAS Warrant Officer and bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Move over Andy McNab and Chris Ryan, there’s a new SAS veteran writing thrillers and he’s good. Very good.’\u003cbr\u003eStephen Leather\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e'An impressive debut, that rates up there with Gerald Seymour and Fredrick Forsyth; blending a realistic vernacular of special forces soldiering to make a cracking read with page turning pace from start to finish.'\u003cbr\u003eStuart Tootal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399439163735,"sku":"9780008229511","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780008229511.jpg?v=1730467583","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/once-a-pilgrim-9780008229511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}