House of War (Ben Hope, Book 20)

Scott Mariani

Oct 2019 · Ben Hope Book 20 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

The edge-of-your-seat thriller from the #1 bestseller.‘A gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ MARK DAWSON

A DEADLY TERROR PLOT. A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK. WILL EVIL PREVAIL?

Following a chance encounter with a terrified young woman in the streets of Paris, former SAS soldier Ben Hope finds himself hurled into a violent new mission involving murder, international terrorism and stolen historic artifacts. A mission made even more perilous by the reappearance of an old enemy from Ben’s military past. A man he knew and fought years ago. A man he thought was dead.

Teaming up with the enigmatic ex-Delta Force warrior Tyler Roth, Ben travels from the seedy underworld of Paris to the islands of the Caribbean in his quest to piece together the puzzle.

As the death toll quickly mounts, he unmasks a vicious terror plot that could bring about the slaughter of millions of innocent people. Mass destruction seems just a hair’s breadth away ... and only Ben Hope can prevent the unthinkable.

‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ ANDY MCDERMOTT

‘A high level of realism ... the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time’ SHOTS MAGAZINE

‘House of War has it all – history, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline and raises the terrifying question: how would we survive if this really happened?’ DAVID LEADBEATER

A gripping must-read for fans of the Jack Reacher and John Milton books.

Whilst the Ben Hope thrillers can be read in any order, this is the twentieth book in the series.

Ratings and reviews

This novel has a lot of description about faith that I don't comprehend. I don't see the need for such zealousness. But that's my opinion. The novel is yet another triumph in Scott Mariani's library. I really did enjoy reading this book. I knew that something was "off" with Tyler Roth. Having written that, don't take my word for it, read the book and judge for yourself. Well worth 5 *.

A well researched, brilliantly written and scary insight into the potential for religious fanaticism to bring about the end of the world. The frightening part being that this work of fiction has the potential to become reality, a jarring case of food for thought.

Excellent page turner. Just my type of book. It was hard to put it down. My first Ben Hope book but not the last

About the author

Scott Mariani is the author of the worldwide-acclaimed action / adventure series featuring maverick ex-SAS hero Ben Hope. Scott’s books have topped the bestseller charts in his native Britain, with The Alchemist’s Secret, the first Ben Hope novel, having held the #1 Kindle position for a record-breaking six straight weeks. The Ben Hope series is translated into over twenty languages worldwide.

Scott was born in Scotland, studied in Oxford and now lives and writes in rural west Wales.