State sponsored murder, international covert surveillance and counter-terrorism. Ambitious young TV journalist John Bradley discovers the biggest story of his career. Putting his life and people close to him in danger, he embarks on a perilous journey into the dark heart of the British state. A fast-moving conspiracy thriller. Gladio is set in the 1980s during the cold war, miners' strike and peace camps. Twenty years later, John Bradley becomes entangled again in a final desperate struggle. Operation Gladio was the code name for an undercover organisation set up in post-war western Europe sponsored by the CIA. Under the pretext of combating communism and left wing terrorism, Gladio carried out arm's-length assassinations and acts of terrorism. The British Government always denied the existence of Gladio cells in Britain but... A fast-moving political thriller.
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L'autore:
Steve Chambers is an established dramatist, he has written for Casualty and Byker Grove. He has adapted Waterland, Grapes of Wraith and Robinson Crusoe for BBC Radio 4's clasic serial in addition to many original works for radio. He currently co-writes the long running BBC Radio 4 programme Highlites. Gladio is his first novel.
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- EditoreZymurgy Publishing
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 1903506387
- ISBN 13 9781903506387
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine288
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