Manipulation

The Australian desert.

Wade Ross, Special Forces soldier, has been trekking through the sandy wasteland of Australia on a journey of spiritual enlightenment.

That is, until he is shot by a 7.62mm SLR.

Ducking for cover and hastily bandaging his wound, he knows that the rifle-men are still out there.

They were his assassins.

It is time to return to civilisation and determine who these men work for, why they want to kill him and how he can find and destroy them first.

Ross will need assistance from Stefan, the French Foreign Legionnaire who works on undercover missions out of his disguised fishing boat in the Darwin harbour. On board is Crystal Cartos, a US Navy helicopter pilot and Ross’s new partner.

Their investigations lead them to a possible lead: Samantha Cooper, the older sister of ex-Vice President Daniel Cooper. Cooper could inherit the family’s millions and has a large stake-holding in the world’s diamond houses. With such money, comes great power...

Can Ross track down his assassins before they find him?

When those close to him begin to get hurt, the mission changes. It is no longer about survival, but revenge.

‘Manipulation’ is a fast-paced international thriller that transports readers from the deserts of Australia and Israel to the coast of Porto Cervo and the lakes of Geneva.

'Action packed.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.

Dawson Howard, born in 1959, lives with his lovely wife in Brisbane, Australia. Having served as a teenage soldier he spent most of his working life in the construction industry. Drawing on his military experiences and association with the Australian Aboriginals, his debut novel introduces Wade Ross, an ex-SAS soldier, highly regarded among secret service agents. Having completed the second of his Wade Ross series, he is now focused on a psychological / action thriller.

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