From the poppy fields of Helmand to the streets of New York ... a spy thriller for our time.
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Scorpion Sting is set in the shadowy world of the Middle East at the birth of modern terror in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and asks questions about the links between the CIA, Al Qaeda, the Taliban and British intelligence.An extremely topical and well researched thriller.

Chris Grayson has written a thriller spanning three decades from the colourful bazaar of Tehran in Iran, through the bustling streets of the Pakistani border town of Peshawar to the violence and poppy fields of Helmand province.

Two spies, father and son, journey from the birth of modern 'terror' with a disfunctional band of travellers - oilmen, arms dealers, special forces soldiers and militant muslims.

As the characters begin to unpick a deadly conspiracy, it becomes clear they are racing against time to avoid the worst terrorist atrocity of modern times.

The book also explores the murky links between Western intelligence and Al Qaeda and the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It asks disturbing questions about the origins of 9/11 and exactly who knew the attack was imminent. Scorpion Sting has a stark message for the ongoing Western operations in Iraq and Afghanistan... parallels, ironies and lessons abound for anyone curious to find out the truth about this volatile part of the world.

Very well researched but also a blistering good read, Scorpion Sting manages to deliver uncomfortable truths about Afghanistan while telling an intriguing tale of espionage, greed and romance.

ISBN 9781905278213