Wild Justice

HARDCOVERS

(UK)

(US)

SOFTCOVERS

Synopsis

It began in the Seychelles. A seductive, ice-cool blonde slips through customs. Once on the plane, she is transformed into a deadly terrorist, well-versed in the corrupt art of hi-jacking...

Next stop - Johannesburg airport. For the plane's four hundred eminent passengers, the stench of death is only a bullet away...

Anti-terrorist chief Peter Stride sets out to find the sinister power-brain behind this band of ruthless fanatics - his search carries him across oceans and continents towards an explosive climax in the sun-scorched deserts of Galilee...

Characters
General Peter Stride		Highly trained British soldier and killer. Commander of the Thor division of Atlas, a secret international anti-terrorist organization.
Baroness Magde Altmann		Beautiful European businesswoman and widow of the late Baron Altmann. Head of Altmann Industries.
Dr Kingston Parker		High-powered chairman of the Intelligence Oversight Board who reports directly to the president of the United States.
Colonel Colin Noble		Second in command to and friend of Peter Stride in Atlas.
Melissa-Jane Stride		Young teenage daughter of Peter and Cynthia who is kidnapped.
Sir Steven Stride		Twin brother to Peter and owner of many international businesses. He also runs the family estate, Abbot Yews.
Gilly O'Shaughnessy		Ruthless terrorist who kidnaps Peter's daughter.
'Ingrid'		Fanatical international terrorist who hijacks a British Boeing 747 along with Karen, Kurt and Henri.
Kelly Constable		American ambassador in South Africa.
Sir William Davies		British ambassador in South Africa.
Cynthia Barrow		Peter's ex-wife and mother of Melissa-Jane.
'Caliph'		Mysterious pseudonym for the head of of an international terrorist ring.




Interesting Information
	First published in 1979 by William Heinemann Ltd.
	Reprinted in 1979, 1984 in hardcover by Heinemann.
	Book dedication: Once again this book is for my wife Danielle Antoinette
	The book was known as THE DELTA DECISION in the United States. The term 'Delta' means the immediate and swift suppression of any terrorist incident, killing anyone who resists.
	WILD JUSTICE was the last 'non-themed' novel that Wilbur Smith wrote until ELEPHANT SONG in 1991.
	A TV mini-series (sometimes called COVERT ASSASSIN) was shot in 1993, starring Roy Scheider as Peter Stride. The characters in the film do not necessarily equate to those in the book which shows how 'liberally' the book was adapted. Although too insignificant to have received any votes on the Internet Movie Database, one 'critic' hailed it as the 'absolute greatest work of art [he] had ever seen' (is this guy for real?).




Reader Reviews
	From Andre' Mes -
	International terrorism has never really interested me, but thanks to Smith's narrative, I found this book as riveting as the real-life situations that grip the world with fear. Smith's meticulous attention to detail and thoroughly-researched themes brought the characters to life as we follow the troubled and often horrific career of General Peter Stride. I couldn't put the book down and literally finished it in a few days. The neat little twist at the end is most effective!
	For cold-blooded terror it would be difficult to equal. - Evening News
	Marvelously detailed...taut and gripping... - Oxford Times

Write your own review! Click here!

Vote for this book! Click here!

Biography Novels Vote! Review Guest Book Links Home