THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON EARTH

HOLDS THE KEY TO THEIR FREEDOM

When Islamic militants infiltrate a British counter-narcotics programme in Afghanistan, disaster is averted thanks to ex-SAS soldiers John Patterson and Dusty Miller. But when fall-out from the affair threatens to topple the West's fragile Afghan alliance and expose failings inside the UK's new crime-fighting agency, John and Dusty suddenly find themselves on the wrong side of the law - and on the run.

One place on earth holds the key to clearing their names: Nuristan, a remote Afghan province and notorious terrorist haven. But their journey to freedom will thrust them deeper into the Afghan conflict than they ever imagined.

Battling hostile terrain and Islamic fighters, John and Dusty emerge the unlikely saviours of an ancient community torn apart by both al-Qaeda and western forces.

From Bob Shepherd, former SAS soldier and bestselling author of The Circuit, comes an action-packed tale of honour and betrayal.

'Shepherd's experience exposes the raw and rugged beauty of Afghanistan and its people. His high intensity narrative is as bone-jarring as it is gripping and provides valuable insight into this complex country' Nic Robertson, Senior International Correspondent, CNN