Book description
MACREADY BELIEVED DEAD STOP PROJECT IN BALANCE STOP PLEASE COME STOP
said the cable which reached the respectable Fenchurch Street office of
Cranstoun and Macready, Importers and Exporters. Plain words, but enough
to baffle David Cranstoun, since his partner, Jim MacReady, was not
supposed to be anywhere near Kabul, the project was a complete mystery,
and the signature, "Coldstrom", rang no bells. Impulsively,
David gets on the next plane to Afghanistan - and finds himself in the
midst of an intrigue that involves the three nations that
surround Afghanistan - China, Russia and Pakistan - and a beautiful
woman. It will also lead to a terrifying trek through some of the most
unforgiving mountains on the planet. Cranstoun learns a lot about
himself, about the murky ruthlessness of international politics and
about the sheer savagery of the great ice mountains of the Hindu Kush.
'One of Scotland's most prolific and respected writers'
The Times
'He treats history with respect' One of Scotland's best-loved
authors, Nigel Tranter wrote over ninety novels on Scottish history. He
died at the age of ninety on 9 January 2000.
