‘A taut, terrifying rollercoaster, a great new thriller writer for a new millennium.’ Mirror. Secret intelligence reports reveal a biological weapon of mass destruction is about to be smuggled into Britain by an Iraqi terrorist. Ports and airports are put on full alert. As the clock ticks down an elite team, comprising of soldiers and spooks, is sent out to hunt down the plague runner. But has one member of the team been turned? Is the enemy among them too? Based on a true story, The Samson Option is the superb novel of action and unremitting suspense from the bestselling author of The Devil’s Handshake and Collaborator Recommended for fans of Stephen Leather, Chris Ryan and Vince Flynn. Murray Davies was born into a mining family in South Wales. He won a scholarship to UCW Aberystwyth where he studied International Politics, followed by an MA in First World War poetry. He worked for the Daily Mail and Mirror Group as a reporter and feature writer. After twenty years as a journalist, he became a novelist. His novel, Collaborator , won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2003. His other works include The Devil’s Handshake , The Undone Years and Blood Lines .Praise for Murray Davies:‘An authentic look at the loneliness and conflicting loyalties often thrown up in wartime’ Sunday Mirror‘A compelling and convincing read with some memorable characters’ Tribune‘Very sturdy, very sustaining’ Literary Review‘Davies is now firmly established among the premier league of writers delivering fast, well-crafted thrillers ... should be in everyone’s beach bag this summer’ Daily Mirror