Ben Hope Short Stories/Novellas

From the #1 Kindle and Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author of the worldwide-acclaimed Ben Hope thrillers comes a brand new series of eBook originals featuring ex-SAS hero, Ben Hope. PASSENGER 13 A novella by Scott Mariani Five years before the events of The Alchemist's Secret... June 2003: the world is still on fire in the aftermath of 9/11. Fresh from the bloody conflict of the Second Gulf War, SAS soldier Ben Hope returns to Britain for some R&R leave, only to find himself embroiled in an intrigue deadlier than anything he's encountered on the battlefields of Iraq. When a passenger aircraft piloted by Ben's former army comrade Nick Chapman crashed off the Cayman Islands killing everyone on board, the official line was that Chapman committed suicide. But things don't add up, and Ben's old friend is barely in his grave before unfolding events point to something far bigger and more sinister going on. What did Chapman witness that powerful forces would do anything to suppress? Who was the mysterious thirteenth passenger on board the doomed flight? Following the trail of clues from the rugged Welsh borders to the Caribbean paradise that Chapman had made his home, Ben quickly discovers that some kinds of knowledge will get you killed - fast. Knowledge that threatens to unmask a global conspiracy of shocking proportions and change the way we view the world... and its masterminds have just made Ben Hope their principal target. Praise for Scott Mariani: "A rollickingly good way to spend some time in an easy chair" - USA Today "Scott Mariani is an awesome writer!" - Chris Kuzneski, bestselling author of THE HUNTERS "Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart... Scott Mariani packs a real punch" - Andy McDermott, bestselling author of THE SACRED VAULT

From the #1 Kindle and Top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author comes the thrilling new adventure featuring ex-SAS hero, Ben Hope. BRING HIM BACK A Novella by Scott Mariani A MISSING BOY It's 2004. Twelve-year-old Carl Hunter has been snatched at gunpoint from his home on Jersey. He and his kidnapper have vanished without a trace. A DISTRAUGHT MOTHER After weeks, the cops have found nothing. Jessica Hunter realises that if she ever wants to see her boy again, she'll need someone with very special skills to find him. Enter Ben Hope, recently retired from the SAS and now working freelance to rescue kidnapped children. A DEADLY SECRET But as Ben begins his search for Carl, he soon discovers that nothing about this case is as it seems. Behind the mystery of the boy's disappearance lies a sinister secret that threatens to destroy anyone who comes into contact with it... Praise for Scott Mariani: 'If you've got a pulse, you'll love Scott Mariani; if you haven't, then maybe you crossed Ben Hope.' SIMON TOYNE 'A romp of a read, each page like a tasty treat. Enjoy!' STEVE BERRY 'Scott Mariani is an awesome writer.' CHRIS KUZNESKI

From the #1 Kindle and Sunday Times best-selling thriller writer comes the taut and controversial new short story featuring ex-SAS hero, Ben Hope, THE TUNNEL. ONE MAN Christmas Eve, 2004. Ben Hope has quit the SAS, but now he's back in full swing and embarking on a deadly one-man operation in the remote winter wilderness of the Scottish Highlands. ONE MISSION His target: a man he once respected and served under. His purpose: to seek out the hidden truth about a black-ops mission so covert that not even the SAS knew about it . . . and a secret so shocking that it could never be revealed to the world. ONE CHANCE When you're up against the best in the business, there's no surrender, no room for compromise. If Ben's suspicions are proved right, he will have no option but to kill. That's if his enemies don't get him first.