Second Strike pulse pounding 2025 thriller no.1

A 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 Britains biggest private defence contractors, haunted by the memories of the past. But when a talented young engineer dies in mysterious circumstances, Hawkins is sent down to Plymouth to investigate. Working alongside the companys new cybersecurity expert, Alex Millar, Hawkins must find out who murdered the engineer and why. What 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 UKs defences. Win, and theyll prevent a terrifying attack. Fail, and Britain will be at the mercy of its deadliest enemy... | Chris Ryan Second Strike : The pulse-pounding 2025 thriller from the no.1