The Best Revenge

<p>On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People''s Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life, on a GPS-free missile guidance system that will change the balance of power on the battlefield.<br><br>In Bath a young Chinese woman has secured the affections of a young brainiac working on that very problem.<br><br>In Leamington Spa a deep cover operative has given himself away.<br><br>And in London Jonas Merrick watches all, assessing, planning. A moment, perhaps, for him to strike a blow to China''s espionage network in the UK.<br><br>One thing he does not see, however, is in Moscow. An order given: ''bring me his head''. <br><br><b>Tautly plotted and frighteningly authentic <i>Best Served Cold</i> cements Jonas Merrick as one of the great figures of modern spy fiction.</b></p>