A world where nuclear warheads can be hidden in a briefcase ...A world where bio-plagues are held suspended in a teardrop ...On an Earth where conventional armies are powerless to defend against the devastation wrought by single assassins, the secret organisation known as SPIRAL exists to fight a shadow war against fanatics and rogue states of every creed and political persuasion. Remorseless, unstoppable, of every country and of none, SPIRAL conducts its covert operations throughout the world in a never-ending battle for humanity's survival. But now SPIRAL itself is under attack, and if it falls the world falls with it. For more information on this or other Orbit books visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Hugely entertaining and packed with more explosive action scenes than is probably decent, SPIRAL starts off loud and ends in a bang WATERSTONE'S BOOKS QUARTERLY A new writer who knows what a regular reader sitting on the bus wants - action ... Pure Die Hard, pure Rambo. This has got to be a film, surely! LADSMAG

Andy Remic is a young British writer and teacher from Lancashire. During his teaching career he developed an interest in martial arts and is now expert in unarmed combat. He can kill a man with a single blow, but prefers writing and hacking computer systems. SPIRAL is his first novel.