TARGET BRITAIN: a political thriller

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"Target Britain is a tightly-paced, crisply-written thriller which benefits from rich and authentic background detail as it pulls together all strands of the war on terror. It's bang up to date and you can't stop turning the pages." – Michael Palin, Python and adventurer.

“A great read. A brilliant but worrying expose on just how vulnerable Britain could be to a terrorist attack.” -- John Yates, former Head of Counter Terrorism at Scotland Yard.

“Based in Balochistan and London, Target Britain shows both sides of the war on terrorism.” - Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan.

“This is a remarkable debut novel. Owen is a master storyteller with an intimate knowledge of why Pakistan’s people feel so angry about the West. A thriller for our time.” – Justin Webb, presenter of the Today programme.

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This gripping thriller reveals just how vulnerable Britain is to a well-organised terrorist attack. Target Britain: a political thriller is especially powerful because of Bennett-Jones' first hand, in depth knowledge of the war on terror and counter terrorism tactics. As a foreign correspondent for over twenty years and a former BBC Islamabad bureau chief, Owen Bennet-Jones has worked all over Pakistan. Target Britain: a political thriller draws not only on his long experience of the country but also his understanding of the British security establishment, terrorism and homeland security.

He shows what drives a young Pakistani living in London to feel so angry about the UK that he sets out on a one-man mission of destruction across the whole country. Bennett-Jones reveals a terrifying scenario of how a well-trained, dedicated, lone-wolf terrorist could overcome the elaborate defences of Britain's intelligence and security agencies and bring Britain to its knees. And it shows how those who want to attack the UK are not always driven by Islamic terrorism.

Starting with a drone attack on suspected Islamist militants taking refuge in a desert village in Pakistan, Target Britain: a political thriller follows the story of London minicab driver Jaz Khan. The murder of Jaz's brother, and the mutilation of his body by soldiers gathering his DNA, sets off a fast-paced contest between Jaz and the British state.

Determined to avenge his brother's death, Jaz sets out to cause as much fear and destruction as he can.

By using simple, but devastatingly effective, evasion methods to get around technologies such as CCTV and automatic number plate recognition, Jaz Khan outwits the British security services.

And if they can't stop him, who can?

Just how much damage can one man do?