Crisis

Born in 1961 Frank Gardner has been the BBC's Security Correspondent since 2002. He holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2004 while filming in Saudi Arabia he was ambushed by terrorists shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. He still travels extensively. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism Frank published his bestselling memoir Blood and Sand in 2006. His first novel the thriller Crisis which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton was a No. 1 bestseller. The second Luke Carlton thriller Ultimatum was also a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller as was the third Outbreak. Frank Gardner lives in London. Language: English