{"product_id":"9781838779788","title":"Second Strike : The pulse-pounding 2025 thriller from the no.1 bestselling SAS hero","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Ryan, Chris \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEspionage \u0026amp; spy thriller\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by Zaffre in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 23 | 222g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single terrible mistake cost David Hawkins everything. His marriage. His relationship with his daughter - and his career in the SAS. Now Hawkins is a man on the downward slope of life. Banished from the Regiment, relegated to a desk job at one of Britain's biggest private defence contractors, haunted by the memories of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a talented young engineer dies in mysterious circumstances, Hawkins is sent down to Plymouth to investigate. Working alongside the company's new cyber-security expert, Alex Millar, Hawkins must find out who murdered the engineer - and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a straightforward case soon turns into a deadly manhunt, as Hawkins and Millar pursue their quarry from the streets of Liverpool to the Firth of Clyde, in a frantic race against time to expose a deadly conspiracy targeting the heart of the UK's defences. Win, and they'll prevent a terrifying attack. Fail, and Britain will be at the mercy of its deadliest enemy...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52893828907344,"sku":"9781838779788","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781838779788.jpg?v=1775758476","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781838779788","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}