The Hunting
The Hunting by Stephen Leather, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2021, is a gripping narrative that intertwines the lives of a British doctor and a vengeful billionaire. In this 272-page novel, readers are introduced to Raj Patel, who risks his life to provide medical aid in war-torn Syria. However, his world turns upside down when he becomes a victim of mistaken identity, leading him into a dangerous game of survival against a relentless hunter.
As the story unfolds, Raj must navigate a perilous situation where he is mistaken for a target in a revenge plot orchestrated by Jon van der Sandt, a billionaire seeking retribution for his family’s murder at the hands of jihadist terrorists. The narrative explores themes of espionage, crime, and the moral complexities of vengeance. Readers will find themselves immersed in a suspenseful tale that challenges the boundaries between saving lives and taking them, set against a backdrop of political intrigue and terrorism.
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Money can’t buy everything
But it can buy revenge
Can a doctor take lives instead of saving them?
British doctor Raj Patel puts his own life on the line to treat the injured in war-torn Syria. His medical skills help casualties survive against all the odds.But Raj needs to rely on a completely different set of skills when he is taken hostage in a treacherous case of mistaken identity.
Billionaire big-game hunter Jon van der Sandt is driven by revenge – his family have been killed by jihadist terrorists and he wants his vengeance up close and personal. He has hired ex Special Forces hard men to snatch the ISIS killers from the desert and transport them halfway across the world to the vast wilderness of his American estate.
But they grab Raj by mistake, and once the killing begins it’s too late to plead mistaken identity. To survive, he’ll have to become as ruthless a killer as the man who is hunting him.
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