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The Sett

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Sett
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ranulph Fiennes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:576
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 148
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9781444757224
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Illustrations N/A

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publication Date 8 November 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A fight that starts when Alex wakes up in a Lancashire hospital severely battered and with no memory of the brutal attack that put him there. A year's struggle reveals his identity. But Alex is driven to spend a further nine years delving into a global criminal underworld, seeking revenge on his family's killers and becoming dangerously entangled with both the Mafia and the CIA, and with some of the most savage and powerful men in the world.

Author Biography

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. In the 1960s he was removed from the SAS Regiment for misuse of explosives but, joining the army of the Sultan of Oman, received that country's Bravery Medal on active service in 1971. He is the only person yet to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar medal for both Antarctic and the Arctic regions. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth, and in 2003 he ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in aid of the British Heart Foundation. In 1993 Her Majesty the Queen awarded Fiennes the Order of the British Empire (OBE) because, on the way to breaking records, he has raised over 14 million pounds for charity. He was named Best Sportsman in the 2007 ITV Great Briton Awards and in 2009 he became the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Everest.

Reviews

'A fantastic story of ruthlessness and revenge... a thoroughly enjoyable read'. - Daily Telegraph 'This book is a tour de force in its scope, ambition and eclecticism'. - The Times 'THE SETT will thrill, frighten and entertain'. - Sunday Telegraph