Appetite for risk is a fast-paced action thriller inspired by real events in the aftermath of the Iraq War. With Saddam Hussein deposed and an entire country in need of rebuilding, former Royal Marine John Pierce hears the siren call of adventure and opportunity. His fledging UK business is struggling to support his young family and he has connections in the Iraqi capital - fate seems to point one way. In early 2004, Pierce rolls the dice when he jumps into a taxi in Jordan and heads for the turmoil of postwar Baghdad to grab a share of the reconstruction gold rush. But when Iraq spirals into the hell of a fullblown insurgency, he has to rely on his wits and his Iraqi friends to avoid being caught in the bloodshed. As the action rolls across the blood-stained Iraqi landscape and embraces London's seedy underbelly, Pierce encounters trouble with the authorities at home and finds himself dragged into the heart of the Coalition's counter-insurgency battle against Al Qaida in Iraq. Having set out with a little more than ambitious goals and an Appetite for Risk, can a determined ex- Bootneck survive the mounting chaos unscathed and succeed in hitting the jackpot?
