Book description
After Jay Ryan, the Australian Army's most experienced interrogator,
ends up on the other side of the table facing a sadistic superior
officer, he embarks on a white-knuckle flight from everything and
everyone he trusts, pursued by foes who were once friends and with his
one clear ally, his father, missing. Enter Sarah Evans, a secret agent
assigned to make sure he comes to no harm - or so Jay thinks  According
to Greek Mythology, Aphrodite had a wayward eye and a loyal son. When
Eros gave Harpocrates a rose to keep quiet about his mother's little
indiscretions, the rose became a symbol for secrecy. This is a story Jay
Ryan has never heard - until his hand is nailed to a table and a red
rose tattooed onto his wrist. Jay is an interrogator with a dark past
and a tortured soul; he's also the keeper of secrets Israeli spies will
kill to get their hands upon. Renowned for his skills, he is used to
commanding a certain level of respect amongst his peers. Then one day
Jay is drugged, tortured, tattooed and accused of rape. He is forced to
reveal information that could further destabilise fragile Middle East
relations and plunge the entire region into war. They are secrets he has
struggled to keep hidden for four years. THE INTERROGATOR is a story of
betrayal and nightmarish conspiracy firmly rooted in the highest levels
of government across international alliances. The story rockets toward a
shattering finale that will leave the survivors changed forever.
Thriller fans will enjoy the colourful characters, twisting, turning
plots and fast action. The authentic military details gives the story a
chillingly real context, drawing the reader into Jay's world and not
letting us go until the very end. JJ Cooper spent seventeen years in
the Australian Army, deploying on two tours of duty in East Timor and
one tour to the Middle East in 2003. As a former member of the
Australian Army Intelligence Corps, he specialised in Human
Intelligence, including interrogation (as a practitioner and
instructor). His expert knowledge and experiences of interrogation
techniques add value to the idiosyncrasies and depth of the characters
within his novels. Since leaving the military, he spends every spare
moment on his passion for writing. He finds time to be a devoted father
of two boys and a girl, and lives in Brisbane.
