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'A rich harvest of harrowing adventures recounted in fascinating detail' Daily Telegraph

About the Author

Peter Hopkirk has travelled widely in the regions where his six books are set - Central Asia, the Caucasus, China, India and Pakistan, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He has worked as an ITN reporter, the New York correspondent of the old Daily Express, and - for twenty years - on The Times. No stranger to misadventure, he has twice been held in secret police cells and has also been hijacked by Arab terrorists. His works have been translated into fourteen languages.

Reviews

'A marvellous book, well researched and beautifully written -- a treat for armchair explorers everywhere' -- New Statesman 'As vivid and gripping as a John Buchan novel' -- Evening Standard