The Foreigner: the bestselling thriller now starring Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan

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StephenLeather'sBESTSELLINGbreakthroughthriller,previouslypublishedasTHECHINAMAN-perfectforfansofLeeChildandJamesPatterson.
Heunderstooddeath.
Jungle-skilled,silentandlethal,hehadkilledfortheVietCongandthenfortheAmericans.HehadwatchedhelplesswhenhistwoeldestdaughtershadbeenrapedandkilledbyThaipirates.
Nowallthatwasbehindhim.Quiet,hard-workingandunassuming,hewasbuildinguphisSouthLondontake-awaybusiness.
UntilthedayhiswifeandyoungestdaughterweredestroyedbyanIRAbombinaKnightsbridgedepartmentstore.
Then,simplybutpersistently,hebegantoasktheauthoritieswhowerethemenresponsible,whatwasbeingdone.Andwasturnedaway,fobbedoff,treatedasanuisance.
Whichwaswhen,deniedjustice,hedecidedonrevenge.Andwentbacktowar.
PraiseforStephenLeather
'Explorescomplexcontemporaryissueswhilekeepingtheactionfastandbloody'
Economist

'Actionandscalpel-sharpsuspense'
DailyTelegraph
'Thesheerimpetusofhisstory-tellingisdamnedhardtoresist'
SundayExpress