Graveyard of Empires

Name: Graveyard of Empires
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Author: Scott Mariani
ISBN: 9780008505738

Author: Scott Mariani

Series: Ben Hope #26

Narrator: Colin Mace

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperNorth

Published: 11/24/2022

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Suspense & Thriller, Military, Espionage, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators

Synopsis

Some wars are destined to be fought forever… They call it ‘The Graveyard of Empires’ for good reason. For thousands of years, Afghanistan has been the rock that generations of would-be conquerors have perished on. What chance does one man stand in this place? So when ex-SAS major Ben Hope hears former bounty-hunter, Madison Cahill, needs his help he knows it will test him to his limits – and beyond. As the borders slam shut, he must trace his friend before the new regime does. His only lead? An ancient lost city founded by Alexander the Great and rediscovered by Madison’s archaeologist father. The mission will take Ben back to a place he thought was firmly in his past, back to someone he can never leave behind – and back to some old comrades. Among these is SAS man turned assassin, Jaden Wolf. Wolf has come to Afghanistan with his own agenda and knows as well as Ben that the conditions they face may prove as lethal as their enemies. As they uncover old secrets, they find modern ones are just as dangerous. Who is the mysterious ‘Spartan’ that the British officials are so desperate to extract from behind enemy lines? And outnumbered and outgunned at every turn, is the pressure of being the last hope of the innocent too much to bear when surviving past sundown seems impossible?

About Scott Mariani

Scott Mariani grew up in St. Andrews, Scotland. He studied Modern Languages at Oxford and went on to work as a translator, a professional musician, a pistol shooting instructor, and a freelance journalist before becoming a full-time writer. After spending several years in Italy and France, Scott discovered his secluded writer’s haven in the wilds of west Wales, an 1830s country house complete with rambling woodland and a secret passage. When he isn’t writing, Scott enjoys jazz, movies, classic motorcycles, and astronomy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on December 16, 2023

A Ben Hope special. A tad unrealistic coincidence meeting skilled comrades in the middle of the Afghan wilderness halfway through and just when they need them the most. Delivers on the action.......more

Goodreads review by Kieran on December 01, 2022

I’m a massive fan of this series and find them really enjoyable to read. I wasn’t a fan of this one though: I felt the plot were rushed, chance encounters and occurrences were used as a plot device too often and the twist wasn’t very good. Good to see Ben Hope back in action but not very well writte......more

Goodreads review by Arnold on November 28, 2022

I was initially sceptical and worried this may turn into another ‘Star of Africa’ or ‘Devil’s Kingdom’ which I have enjoyed the least in the series. However the story really came into its own. Lots of suspense and just when I thought I knew what was coming, there was another twist. Really enjoyed th......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on December 03, 2022

Another action packed adventure for former SAS Maor, Ben Hope. At home in Le Val in Normandy, Ben's restless. Jeff, his business partner has a heavy cold and isn't fit for human company and Tuesday has gone home to Jamaica to see his family. Ben hears through the grapevine that an archaeologist friend......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on November 05, 2024

Graveyard of Empires is book twenty-six in the long running Ben Hope action adventure series. This story is set in the war zone of Afghanistan. Ben is recruited to take part in a secret rescue mission, which coincides with a recent call for help to find a missing archaeologist last seen in Kabul. Ben......more

Quotes

‘Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ ‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ ‘A high level of realism … the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time’ ‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ ‘History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline’ 'Non-stop action – this book delivers’