'Debut of a roaring and prodigal talent... Not so much a novel as a life experience. Don't miss it.' Literary Review

‘a debut novel to rival The Beach.’ Publishing News

‘a powerhouse of a book, a thriller that sends off literary sparks in all directions.’ Evening News

‘Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent.’ Select

‘Hard, bleak and full on, this is one to carry around with you.’ The Big Issue

His second novel, RAGE, is a blistering thriller set before and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.  It tells the story of Jonah Said, a stateless anti-hero caught in the middle of a desperate search by some very frightening people for the priceless cargo of an abandoned container, which leads deep into the most dangerous war zone on earth.  Nick Sayers at Hodder, who acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in a two book deal, calls the novel ‘a dazzling piece of work, a sort of Heart of Darkness thriller, hallucinogenically exciting’.  Smith concurs: ‘this is one of the best thrillers I’ve read in years, intelligent, gripping, horrific and human’.  The author is an ex-soldier who is now the director of an organization dedicated to the eradication of landmines.  Hodder published RAGE in early 2006.

UK and Commonwealth: Hodder. US and Translation: Author.