{"product_id":"state-of-fear","title":"State of Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Like Michael \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnelly’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bosch, John Bailey will risk everything to get to the truth – and bring down the world’s most wanted terrorist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatching the world's most wanted terrorist was supposed to be someone else's job...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Bailey has a history of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The former war correspondent has been kidnapped and tortured – twice. Finally he’s living something that resembles a normal life. But all that changes when a terrorist murders a woman in front of Bailey in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The mastermind behind the attack is Mustafa al-Baghdadi – No.1 on the FBI’s most wanted list – and the man who tortured Bailey in Fallujah a decade ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mustafa has a deadly axe to grind with Bailey. He taunts him with threats of more attacks in other cities, closer to home. Back in Sydney, the people who matter most to Bailey have become targets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bailey turns to the only man who can help – ruthless CIA veteran Ronnie Johnson – to bring down the world’s most deadly terrorist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The brilliant second book in Tim Ayliffe's bestselling John Bailey series. Bailey's adventures in\u003ci\u003e State of Fear, The Greater Good\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Enemy Within\u003c\/i\u003e will be adapted for the screen by CJZ Productions, Australia's largest independently owned production company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eState of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Another brilliantly crafted thriller from Ayliffe that fits perfectly in today’s worrying world … Verdict: Get this guy on TV’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Sharp, incisive and scarily prescient, I was hooked from the first chapter to the final page.’ \u003cb\u003eSara Foster, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Utterly compelling and terrifyingly timely. I could not put it down’  \u003cb\u003ePip Drysdale, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘As a correspondent, I lived this world. Tim Ayliffe has written it’ \u003cb\u003eStan Grant, writer and broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Greater Good\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A brilliantly written character starring in cracking crime thriller’ \u003cb\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A fun and exhilarating political crime thriller that is guaranteed to electrify and entertain in good measure.’​ \u003cb\u003eThe Unseen Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ‘Readers will not fail to enjoy the ride from start to finish.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A crime thriller with the lot: murder, deceit, corruption and a hint of romance … Ayliffe takes you deep inside the worlds of politics and the media, with a heavy dose of international intrigue thrown in.’\u003cb\u003e Michael Rowland \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘If Rake were a journalist, with a talent that equals his capacity to survive being beaten up, Bailey would be him.’ \u003cb\u003eJulia Baird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An absolute cracker of a thriller.’ \u003cb\u003eChris Uhlmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Enemy Within\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A breathlessly written book, ripped from today’s headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please.’ \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' \u003cb\u003eChris Hammer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Sharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffe’s criminal world is terrifyingly real.’ \u003cb\u003eCandice Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066547130559,"sku":"9781925640960","price":24.74,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/85773-18be28a954a9b933aa3621e31f2a3e50bad59076b4087b6acaa2ed51a092b5c8.jpg?v=1787325473","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/state-of-fear","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}