The Birthday Girl

Tony Freeman rescued Mersiha when she was fighting for her life in war-torn Yugoslavia. Now she''s his adopted daughter, the perfect all-American girl, and it seems like her past is another country.

But Mersiha has been trained to kill. And when she discovers that Freeman''s company is being subjected to a sinister takeover bid, she decides to help - whatever the risks.

The consequences of her actions are lethal, for Mersiha has unearthed a conspiracy of terrifying proportions . . .

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PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER

''A master of the thriller genre''
Irish Times

''A writer at the top of his game''
Sunday Express

''In the top rank of thriller writers''
Jack Higgins