Alex Shaw - Hetman - Donetsk Calling

‘A strong aspect of HETMANis Shaw’s knowledge of Ukraine & Special Forces operations. The character of Bull felt real on the page, you don’t get better than that.’

2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

‘With the world in financial turmoil and the Middle East aflame, fans of this genre will find COLD BLACKtimely and entertaining.’

2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

A Special Forces Thrillerintroducing a reluctant hero, former SAS Trooper Aidan Snow.

Attackedby an unknown adversary, Framedfor two assassinations, Huntedby the Ukrainian Security Service, the life of former SAS Trooper Aidan Snow has been destroyed.

Teaching at an international school in Ukraine, former SAS Trooper Aidan Snow has laid the nighmares of his past to rest. But when after ten years Snow meets again the man who put a gun to his head and ended his military career his past becomes very real. Told by the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) that his would be tormenter is dead Snow tries to forget…

Attacked by an unknown adversary, Framed for two high profile assassinations and Hunted by the Ukrainian Security Service, Snow is torn from the life he has worked so hard to build and must once again rely on his SAS training in an attempt to clear his name.

Discovering a mercenary brigade made up of former Soviet Spetsnaz soldiers Snow trusts only himself to stop them and save those he cares about.

Snow is left one step ahead of the authorities with no one to watch his back.

In a Fire Fight, Pray for SNOW….

Abduction

Veteran SAS trooper, Paddy Fox has lost his job, his wife and his temper. Whilst bitterly job hunting, Fox witnesses a car crash and finds himself rescuing a kidnapped Saudi Royal. Persuaded by MI6 to accept a job as security adviser in Saudi Arabia, Fox travels to Riyadh.

Assassination

In Kyiv, a director of the Belorussian KGB is gunned down whilst trying to pass shocking intelligence to his counterpart in the Ukrainian SBU. Intelligence, which if verified, sets out plans to commit international acts of terror.

Al-Qaeda

In Saudi Arabia, an entire British Trade mission is taken hostage by a new, highly funded, group aligned to Al-Qaeda. But who is funding this new insurgency and why?

An International Conspiracy

Former SAS Trooper turned MI6 operative, Aidan Snow is caught in a maelstrom involving East, West and Middle East which endangers the world’s supply of oil.

ALEX SHAW B.A. (Hons), P.G.C.E. was head of Drama at Pechersk School International, Kyiv, Ukraine, in the late 1990’s before leaving to start his own Kyiv based ‘consultancy’ dealing specifically with the markets of the former USSR. He was subsequently head hunted for a division of Siemens where he was tasked with business development in the former USSR, the Middle East and Africa. Hetman was Alex’s first novel and took twelve years to complete. Published in 2009 it gained critical acclaim in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) and later became a #1 UK Kindle bestseller. Cold Black was published a year later. It followed the success of Hetman, gaining critical acclaim in ABNA 2011 and rose to #6 in the Kindle UK bestseller list. Both books have also now become top 10 Kindle Bestsellers in the USA. In July 2012 Cold Black became a #1 German Kindle bestseller, Hetman reached #4 in April. The third Aidan Snow thriller will be released in November 2012.

When not writing Alex works as a freelance consultant (clients include the UN), dividing his time between his two homes in Kyiv, Ukraine and West Sussex, England. He is married to his beautiful wife Galia and has two fantastic sons, Alexander and Jonathan.

Alex welcomes feedback and comments from readers and can be contacted via his website www.alexwshaw.comyou can also follow Alex on twitter: @alexshawhetman

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