Blood and Sand, by Frank Gardner (used) China

Blood and Sand, by Frank Gardner (used) ChinaUsed; Good condition; dusty. On 6 June 2004, Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were in a suburb of Riyadh, filming a report on Al Qaeda when they were confronted by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was brought down by shots in the shoulder and leg. As he lay bleeding in the street, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into him at point blank range Against all the odds, Frank Gardner survived and this is his

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this novel will certainly be enjoyed by readers who like a lot of action and shooting underpinned with wry self-knowing humour

But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions

It is a journey that really began 25 years earlier when a chance meeting with explorer Wilfred Thesiger inspired what would become a lifelong passion for the Arab world

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and truly original work that will captivate any reader while also posing arresting questions about the very nature of fiction itself

two-career family life

against all odds

And as he listens

a demonic man desperate for redemption

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