{"product_id":"2940156701834","title":"First Casualty","description":"Can a government assassin avenge betrayal or will he lose his career, his mind and his life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Gabriel Wolfe, a government assassin afflicted by PTSD, travels to Africa to recover the body of a former SAS comrade, he has the backing of the British prime minister. But every favour comes at a price. And now Gabriel has to complete another hit before he can continue his search for salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat he discovers next shakes his faith in everything he trusts. He has marched headlong into the heart of a corrupt web of land deals, blood diamonds and the global arms trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre of the web sits someone Gabriel can hardly believe is guilty. Someone he'll need every ounce of his skills and resolve to defeat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanding between him and the truth are tooled-up mercenaries, a local warlord and his machete-wielding 'Rock and Roll Boys' and a mysterious assassin who anticipates his every move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis complex and breathtaking action thriller is the fourth novel in Andy Maslen's Gabriel Wolfe series. First Casualty begins in the middle of a firefight in Africa, where Gabriel and his partner, Britta Falskog, are facing a crew of bloodthirsty militia fighters commanded by the terrifying Mama Chissano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe action moves between London, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong and never lets up. As he begins to uncover the truth, Gabriel sees that his adversaries have spun a web of betrayal that stretches right back to his last, fateful mission in the SAS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Lee Child and Daniel Silva are saluting Maslen as an author to watch. If you like your heroes flawed as well as resourceful, you'll love Gabriel Wolfe. He's been called \"deadlier than Bond\", and \"more human than Reacher\".","brand":"Tyton Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300579033328,"sku":"2940156701834","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156701834_p0.jpg?v=1764121861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156701834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}