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  Angelo broke the silence. 'Come on,' he said, looking up at the nearby information board. 'They're calling your flight.'

  Ben nodded silently, then stood up as Angelo took his hand luggage for him.

  'You'll come to Italy sometime to see me?' Angelo asked. He grinned slightly. 'The weather's normally pretty good.'

  Ben smiled. 'No storms?' he asked.

  'Well, now and then. But the sun always comes out again afterwards.'

  'Sounds good to me,' said Ben. 'I could do with a bit of sunshine.'

  Angelo nodded enthusiastically. 'Anch'io,' he replied. 'Me too.' And with that they started walking, unobserved by the other passengers – none of whom knew what they had been through – into the airport crowds and towards the aeroplane that would fly Ben across the Atlantic, and back home.

  Author's note

  The Florida Keys were originally connected to the US mainland by the Overseas Railroad. This was partially destroyed by a hurricane in 1935 and was replaced by the Overseas Highway.

  The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November. The duration and strength of hurricanes has increased by 50 per cent over the past three decades. Scientists do not know for sure whether this is a result of global warming, but they do know that heat is a key factor in the formation of hurricanes. It seems likely, therefore, that as the temperature of the oceans and the atmosphere continues to rise, hurricanes are going to get worse.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  REAL- LIFE SAS HERO CHRIS RYAN

  Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984 and was involved in numerous operations with the Regiment. During the first Gulf War he was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, three colleagues being killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS and for this he was awarded the Military Medal. He wrote about his remarkable escape in The One That Got Away (1995), which was also adapted for screen.

  He left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling titles for both adults and children, including the Alpha Force series and four previous Code Red adventures. His adult thriller, The Watchman, is being adapted into a movie.

  His work in security takes him round the world and Chris has also demonstrated his skills in different scenarios by appearing in a number of television series, including Hunting Chris Ryan, Pushed to the Limit and Terror Alert.

  Chris is also involved with the RSPB in their campaign to protect endangered species, including the hen harrier, and Chris has appeared in a BBC TV documentary about this.

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  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Location: Florida U.S.A.

  Prologue

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Epilogue

  Author's Note

  About the Author

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