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John Bailey has nothing to lose. That's what makes him so dangerous.





Battered war correspondent John Bailey is a man living on the edge, haunted by nightmares of his time in Iraq and drinking too much to drown the memories. As he battles to get his life back together, a story breaks that will force him back into the spotlight – and into the crosshairs of a deadly international player.

When a sex worker is found murdered in her luxury apartment, Bailey is ordered to cover the story. One of the victim's clients, a key advisor to the Defence Minister, is chief suspect in her murder and he's on the run. But when he contacts Bailey, claiming to have information that will bring down the government, the story changes – and the stakes become deadly.

When a ruthless CIA fixer turns up, followed by a murderous Chinese agent hot on his trail, Bailey realises he has stumbled onto the story of a lifetime – one that he may not live to tell…



Tim Ayliffe's thriller novels have been informed by his 25-year career as a journalist in Australia and around the world. He writes about espionage, extremism, and the global power games at play in the 21st Century. He has been the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and also Executive Producer of News Breakfast. He is the author of the standalone novel, Dark Desert Road, and the 'John Bailey' series including The Greater Good, State of Fear, The Enemy Within, Killer Traitor Spy and The Wrong Man, all of which are in development for TV. When he's not writing or chasing news stories, Tim watches rugby and surfs. He lives in Sydney.