Codename Sentinel

Winner - Newspaper House Literary Award - 2012 Security Arrangements For A Visit To Australia By The Us Secretary Of State Are Made Under The Watchful Eye Of A Beautiful Australian Diplomat Stationed In Washington. As The Jet Carrying The Us Officials Enters Australian Air Space Intelligence Services Intercept A Coded Message Setting Alarm Bells Ringing And Prompting A National Security Operation. All The Signs Point Towards Islamic Terrorists. Tom Grant A Rugged Highly Decorated Australian Sas Commander Just Back From Afghanistan Leads A Frantic Mission To Hunt Down The Suspects. As The Gap Between The Fugitives And Their Hunters Closes A Cruel Twist Emerges Challenging Credulity And Threatening A Highly Explosive International Incident. Nowhere In The Qur'An Is There An Exhortation To Kill. That Is Just The Mantra Of Xenophobic Westerners Wanting To Discredit Islam. Indeed Chapter 17: Verse 70 Of The Q'Uran Makes Interesting Reading. It States: 'Respect And Honour All Human Beings Irrespective Of Their Religion Colour Race Sex Language Status Property Birth Or Profession' In That Instant Sentinel'S Eyes Assumed A Puzzled Look . . . Then A Look Of Surprise And Finally . . . Of Horror As He Realised He Was Going To Die. The Bullet Had Punched Through Sentinel'S Soft Tissue Entering His Cranial Cavity And Exploding Out Of The Side Of His Face . . . A Masterful Narrative By A Master Story-Teller. Riveting Realism. Riveting Suspense-From A Master Story-Teller