Description
Book SynopsisBeautiful, seductive and extremely dangerous, Franca Tantardini is one of Italy''s most ruthless political extremists. When she is captured in a shoot-out, her fanatical young lover, Giancarlo Battestini, vows to set her free and, with quiet watchfulness, waits for the moment to strike.
In Rome, a British businessman, Geoffery Harrison, has been taken hostage by a ruthless organised crime syndicate - kidnap is, after all, a growth industry. The British Government are adamant that they will not pay the two-million-dollar ransom and discharge responsibility to the Italian police. As political wrangling takes hold, Battestini sees a weakness and realises that the only way to secure the release of his beloved Franca is to capture Harrison and bargain his life for hers.
The authorities are confronted with a terrible choice. Should they release a woman who has masterminded the murder of so many or let an innocent man die?
Trade ReviewA wholly riveting read *
Daily Express *
The best suspense novel I've read this year *
Daily Mail *
His best thriller yet: taut, suspenseful, eminently topical' *
Sunday Indpendent *
Not only is the story top class, for a relative outsider Seymour shows a remarkable insight into the minds of the young anarchists *
Sunday Tribune *
