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**The "enthralling page-turner" (__Library Journal__) now a major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro!**Here is a gripping novel, inspired by real-life events, about a private team of British vigilantes that sets out to eliminate a gang of cold-blooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, four former British soldiers die, one by one, supposedly due to accident or illness. But soon a link is established between the victims: a shared mission in the desert kingdom of Oman, where they fought for a sultan against insurgents and ruined the life of a rival sheikh, who in turn has sent a band of assassins to methodically slay the soldiers and salvage his pride. Now these clever assassins are on the run from an underground group of SAS vets with nothing to lose, no time to waste, and a desire to dispense their own form of justice--no matter the cost.Previously published as__The Feather Men__ The "enthralling page-turner" ( Library Journal ) now a major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro Here is a gripping novel, inspired by real-life events, about a private team of British vigilantes that sets out to eliminate a gang of cold-blooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, four former British soldiers die, one by one, supposedly due to accident or illness. But soon a link is established between the victims: a shared mission in the desert kingdom of Oman, where they fought for a sultan against insurgents and ruined the life of a rival sheikh, who in turn has sent a band of assassins to methodically slay the soldiers and salvage his pride. Now these clever assassins are on the run from an underground group of SAS vets with nothing to lose, no time to waste, and a desire to dispense their own form of justice--no matter the cost. Previously published as The Feather Men From the Paperback edition. Title Page 2 Copyright 3 Contents 4 Author’s Note 7 Part 1 8 Chapter 1 9 Chapter 2 13 Chapter 3 29 Chapter 4 39 Chapter 5 47 Chapter 6 61 Chapter 7 65 Chapter 8 68 Chapter 9 78 Part 2 86 Chapter 10 87 Chapter 11 94 Chapter 12 101 Chapter 13 109 Chapter 14 121 Chapter 15 126 Chapter 16 136 Chapter 17 145 Chapter 18 152 Part 3 160 Chapter 19 161 Chapter 20 169 Chapter 21 182 Chapter 22 189 Chapter 23 193 Chapter 24 198 Chapter 25 211 Chapter 26 214 Chapter 27 222 Chapter 28 227 Chapter 29 230 Chapter 30 234 Chapter 31 238 Chapter 32 245 Chapter 33 250 Chapter 34 254 Chapter 35 259 Part 4 266 Chapter 36 267 Chapter 37 272 Chapter 38 277 Chapter 39 280 Chapter 40 285 Chapter 41 287 Chapter 42 292 Chapter 43 297 Chapter 44 304 Chapter 45 306 Chapter 46 308 Chapter 47 314 Part 5 317 Chapter 48 318 Chapter 49 328 Epilogue 335 Glossary 337 Dedication 340 Acknowledgments 341

The “enthralling page-turner” (Library Journal) now a major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro

Here is a gripping novel, inspired by real-life events, about a private team of British vigilantes that sets out to eliminate a gang of cold-blooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, four former British soldiers die, one by one, supposedly due to accident or illness. But soon a link is established between the victims: a shared mission in the desert kingdom of Oman, where they fought for a sultan against insurgents and ruined the life of a rival sheikh, who in turn has sent a band of assassins to methodically slay the soldiers and salvage his pride. Now these clever assassins are on the run from an underground group of SAS vets with nothing to lose, no time to waste, and a desire to dispense their own form of justice—no matter the cost.

Previously published as The Feather Men

Recounts the true story of an elite group of vigilantes drawn from the ranks of England's select paramilitary operatives, who were charged with eliminating four contract killers so deft that their hits appeared to be merely accidents