London Large: Bloody Liberties - Garry Robson - Bog

A nation under attack. Treason stalks the corridors of power. Can a renegade people's army turn the tide? Bloody Liberties is the third book in the London Large crime thriller series. Harry 'H' Hawkins, now retired from the Metropolitan Police and living a serene life in the bosom of his family, wakes up one morning to find chaos and violence rampaging across Britain, from warzone-like football matches to terrorist bombs, from large-scale prison breakouts to inexplicable mass street fighting. With the authorities struggling to connect the dots H realizes that his domestic idyll is over - his city, and his country, need him.He receives information from a security service whistleblower that key players within the British establishment have been corrupted by those behind the chaos, and are involved in supporting their activities and aims - whatever they may be. As the mounting chaos threatens to pull the country apart H comes to understand that he and his colleagues are in uncharted waters; no one in authority can be trusted, fake news dominates the media and all usual channels of communication are subject to surveillance by Britain's enemies. Can H, and the off-the-radar people's army he puts together, identify the source of the chaos, shut down its operations and help restore order before a climactic outrage brings Britain to its knees? If you like hard-boiled, gritty, high-octane novels with terrific twists you'll love Bloody Liberties - let it take you on a thrilling rollercoaster ride through a contemporary world of violent criminality, technological chaos, political intrigue and everyday heroism.