{"product_id":"escaping-the-empire-a-true-story-of-abduction-rescue-and-redemption-9798551142782","title":"Escaping the Empire: A True Story of Abduction, Rescue and Redemption","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Darren Franklin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting true-life adventure by an elite former soldier - a gripping, rollercoaster read.' Damien Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shoot first, shoot fast, shoot last.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarren Franklin, hostage rescuer, recalls a case which stood out from the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a tense retelling of the real events of Franklin's work as a hostage rescuer from his insider perspective. \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Empire\u003c\/i\u003e grants an insight into the profession in general - and the events surrounding an international child rescue mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin's service in the Australian military leads him to the world of private security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe former soldier gets the call to help with the recovery of an abducted child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an initial surveillance phase a plan is hatched to snatch the child and make a hastily escape out of the country, who were at the time not a signatory of The Hague Convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Relph case was a typical and all too common example of parental abduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut not all goes according to plan. Franklin ends up alone in Tokyo, without intel or his colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo extract the child - and himself - from Japan, Franklin must utilise all his training.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a career in the military and private security, \u003cb\u003eDarren Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e has conducted high risk operations in some of the world's most dangerous countries. Darren is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hostage Rescuer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45556382564503,"sku":"9798551142782","price":967.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798551142782.webp?v=1767918128","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/escaping-the-empire-a-true-story-of-abduction-rescue-and-redemption-9798551142782","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}