Firefight
by Chris Ryan
Chapter 1
Will Jackson and his family are in the toy department. His daughter Anna wants to see Father Christmas, but Will has no time. Will sees that Anna is disappointed by him so he says to Laura, his wife, that they shall wait him by the entrance. Will goes back to the toy department to buy a fluffy dog which Anna has seen before. He hears a explosion and he quickly runs to the entrance. He is shocked. He sees his family lying on the floor, both are dead.
“YOU HAVE TO LET ME HELP MY FAMILY!”, he says and wakes up in sweat. His family is dead two years ago and they are lying in the churchyard outskirts of Hereford, but he feels the pain since their deaths. He doesn’t work for the Regiment anymore, he drinks alcohol but he is still well trained. He goes out to visit his family in the churchyard. Outside he realizes that a black car is following him and as he stares the car it drives past him quickly. And in the churchyard he has the feeling that somebody is watching him. He sees two men and Will knocks both down.
Chapter 2
There is also a man behind him called Sir Lowther Pankhurst, he is the Director General of MI5 and he invites Will to London. So they drive with the black car, which Will has seen before, to London. After two hours of driving they enter the MI5’s headquarters on Millbank. In the office, Don Priestley, CIA representative in London, and Pankhurst show Will some photos of explosions and a photo of a man called Faisal Ahmed. Faisal Ahmed is born 1969 in Afghanistan and he’s behind the bombings. The problem is that Faisal once has worked for the CIA.
Chapter 3
Priestley tells Will about Faisal Ahmed’s life:
In 1979 the Soviets have killed Faisal’s parents and to revenge for his family he becomes a mujahideen (freedom fighters against the Soviets). Faisal is very skilled in using a weapon so the US took him to America to manipulate a sixteen-year-old boy into being a spy. At the age of 21 Ahmed returned back to Afghanistan and he became one of the high-ranked mujahideen of al-Qaeda and Taliban. But sometime his cover has blown. He has been tortured by the al-Qaeda but he has managed to escape to London. He has further worked for the CIA and the British but in 2003 he has vanished. He has changed his allegiance and he is planning a terrorist attack in the next three weeks. Pankhurst says that there is a mole in MI5 and that Ahmed has killed Will’s family. Both want Will to find Ahmed Faisal.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
The novel “Firefight” explores the complexities of revenge, betrayal, and the consequences of international espionage. The narrative follows Will Jackson, a former British soldier driven by a deep desire for retribution after his family is killed in a terrorist attack. Key themes explored in the novel include:- The impact of terrorism and its personal consequences
- The moral dilemmas and ethical challenges of covert operations
- The struggle for personal redemption and the search for justice
- The intricacies of international power dynamics and the role of intelligence agencies
- The blurred lines between truth and deception in a world of covert operations
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Chapter 1: The story opens with Will Jackson reliving the traumatic event of his family's death. He is haunted by the pain of their loss and struggles to cope with the trauma. He is approached by MI5 and learns that his family's death was linked to a terrorist attack.
- Chapter 2: Will is recruited by MI5 to find Faisal Ahmed, a former CIA operative suspected of being behind the bombings. Will is introduced to Don Priestley, the CIA representative in London, and learns more about Ahmed's background.
- Chapter 3: Priestley reveals Ahmed's history, including his involvement with the Mujahideen and his subsequent manipulation by the US. He reveals that Ahmed has disappeared and is planning a terrorist attack.
- Chapter 4: Will seeks solace in alcohol and encounters a journalist named Kate. A confrontation with three men leaves Will injured, and Kate takes him to her apartment, where they have a sexual encounter.
- Chapter 5: MI5 believes Ahmed's sister Latifa may hold information about his location. Will, driven by a desire for revenge, volunteers to go to Afghanistan to find her, requesting SAS support for the mission.
- Chapter 6: Will assembles a team of SAS soldiers, each with unique expertise, to carry out the mission. They travel to Afghanistan to locate Latifa.
- Chapter 7: The team arrives at a NATO base in Kandahar and receives further instructions. They meet with an informant named Ismail, who is supposed to lead them to Latifa.
- Chapter 8: After a dangerous journey, the team encounters a Taliban ambush and successfully eliminates the attackers. Their vehicle is damaged, and they continue their journey in a stolen truck. They are ambushed again, and Anderson is injured.
- Chapter 9: The team is captured by the Taliban and held captive in a house. They manage to escape and rescue Latifa, who is in a weakened state. Will seeks revenge on Ismail, who betrayed them.
- Chapter 10: Will's team carries Latifa back to the car, but the pursuit of the Taliban forces them to flee. Will fights off a pack of dogs and escapes with the team.
- Chapter 11: The team reaches the Kandahar airport and evacuates with Latifa. Will attempts to extract information about Faisal's location from Latifa, but she refuses.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The novel "Firefight" focuses on themes of terrorism, revenge, betrayal, and the complex world of international espionage. Key terms include: MI5, CIA, Mujahideen, al-Qaeda, Taliban, terrorist attack, covert operation, Afghanistan, SAS, and Operation Firefight.- Quote paper
- Mustafa Tunca (Author), 2011, Chris Ryan Firefight - Spezialgebiet, Inhaltsübersicht, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/170586