Death or Glory: The Last Commando

Libya 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across Northern Africa. The ragged Allied forces engage the enemy in brutal fire-fights on the desert sands. Meanwhile, the Allied commander-in-chief sends a coded message to the Prime Minister – the courier is First Officer Madeleine Rose, WRNS – codename Runefish. When Runefish's plane is shot down deep behind enemy lines, GHQ must send in the commandos to pull her out. It looks like no more than a deadly fool's errand. Battle-hardened Sergeant Tom Caine is a first class soldier who struggles with obeying orders. He must lead his small squad of specialist commandos into the hornet's nest – on a bloody mission that could change the outcome of the war….


About The Author
Michael Asher, born in 1953 in Stamford, Licolnshire, has served in the Parachute Regiment and the SAS. Together with his wife, Arabist and photographer Mariantonietta Peru, he made the first west-east crossing of the Sahara on foot – a distance of 4,500 miles – with camels, but without technology or back-up of any kind. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has won both the Ness Award of the Royal Geographical Society and the Mungo Park Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for Exploration. He has written many books, most recently The Regiment: The Real Story of the SAS. He now runs Lost Oasis Expeditions, offering small-scale, expert-led, real adventure expeditions in remote desert locations.


About The Reader
Paul Thornley was born in London and trained at the Guildford School of Acting graduating with the Musical Theatre Award. He performed in the West End and European touring production of Scrooge with Anthony Newley. The chap next door, weighty and droll, Paul is a natural comedian with a fantastic sense of comic timing and warmth. Paul has appeared in a number of popular television shows, including ITV's popular comedy drama Life Begins, Foyle's War and Ashes To Ashes; the sequel to the award-winning BBC drama Life On Mars.
Paul is also an excellent narrator and experienced audio book reader, he has been hailed by many as the 'The Voice of Crime' - due to his gripping and authentic narration of Layer Cake and Mark Billingham's bestselling Tom Thorne novels.