{"product_id":"9781910633052-the-abrupt-physics-of-dying","title":"The Abrupt Physics of Dying","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen he is hijacked by Islamic terrorists, an oil company engineer is forced to investigate a mysterious illness afflicting a small Yemen village … with shocking results. A stunning debut thriller and first in the addictive, eye-opening Claymore Straker series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen he is hijacked by Islamic terrorists, an oil company engineer is forced to investigate a mysterious illness afflicting a small Yemen village … with shocking results. A stunning debut thriller and first in the addictive, eye-opening Claymore Straker series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger***\u003cbr\u003e***Book of the Year in the TELEGRAPH***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Just occasionally, a book comes along to restore your faith in a genre and Paul Hardisty's \u003ci\u003eThe Abrupt Physics of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e does this in spades' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A stormer of a thriller – vividly written, utterly topical, totally gripping' \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Remarkably well-written and sophisticated’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A page-turning adventure that grabs you from the first page and won’t let go’ \u003cb\u003eEdward Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne man. An oil company. A decision that could cost his life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaymore Straker is trying to forget a violent past. Working as an oil company engineer in the wilds of Yemen, he is hijacked at gunpoint by Islamic terrorists. Clay has a choice: help uncover the cause of a mysterious sickness afflicting the village of Al Urush, close to the company’s oil-processing facility, or watch Abdulkader, his driver and close friend, die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the country descends into civil war and village children start dying, Clay finds himself caught up in a ruthless struggle between opposing armies, controllers of the country’s oil wealth, Yemen’s shadowy secret service, and rival terrorist factions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Clay scrambles to keep his friend alive, he meets Rania, a troubled journalist. Together, they try to uncover the truth about Al Urush. But nothing in this ancient, unforgiving place is as it seems. Accused of a murder he did not commit, put on the CIA’s most-wanted list, Clay must come to terms with his past and confront the powerful forces that want him dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning debut eco-thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Abrupt Physics of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e will not only open your eyes, but keep them glued to the page until the final, stunning denouement is reached.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Trenchant and engaging’ \u003cb\u003eStav Sherez, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A solid, meaty thriller – Hardisty is a fine writer and Straker is a great lead character’ \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Full of thrills, spills and moral indignation … an outstanding debut’ \u003cb\u003eJake Kerridge, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fast-paced and cleverly written, this novel has bestseller written all over it’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An exceptional debut, beautifully written, blisteringly authentic, heartstoppingly tense and unusually moving. 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