Wild Justice

Name: Wild Justice
Rating: 4.3 (5203 reviews)

by Wilbur Smith

First published 1979

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A terrorist seizure of an airliner brings security specialist Peter Stride into a rescue operation whose political consequences continue after the immediate crisis. Evidence suggests that the attack is part of a larger manipulation. The novel examines how spectacular terrorism can be used to redirect governments, intelligence agencies and public opinion towards an unseen objective.

Stride follows the network through intelligence services, private wealth and personal relationships. The novel is a contemporary international thriller and therefore receives no historical-context links. Its international politics and security methods are contemporary to its publication and do not warrant a historical-period relationship. The emphasis remains on operational deception, institutional rivalry and Stride’s effort to identify the beneficiary hidden behind the public attack.