Depth of Exposure
In the heat of the Afghan desert, Sarah King is on a quest: to find the photograph that will make her name.
As a young woman in male-dominated world, there are some who think she shouldn’t be there. There are others who doubt that any woman is tough enough to endure the demands of the job and there are more who think that she’s merely coat-tailing her famous godfather, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning war photographer, George Wallis.
But despite being only twenty six, she is no novice. She has already visited many of the world’s conflict zones, including Iraq and Darfur and has gained a reputation as someone who can portray the resilience of the human spirit in just one shot.
All she needs now is one, iconic photograph. Something that speaks better than words ever can. The problem is that, after nearly a week in the country, the shot is illusive. And so, in a characteristic show of courage, she heads out of the safer areas into Taliban-held country. It’s a risk, but one which she’s certain will pay off.
In the enemy territory, Rob Sanders, SAS team leader is in hiding: waiting for the elusive Taliban leader, Ali Mazari, to arrive. The intelligence is sketchy and, like Sarah, he’s been seeking his quarry for several days. He’s tired, fed up and certain that it’s a waste of time. All he wants is to be given the orders to return to base so that he can get some sleep, a good meal and more than a few beers.
As a professional SAS operative, the last thing he would normally do is break cover to come to the aid of a damsel in distress, but when Sarah’s perilous situation threatens to compromise the mission, he has little choice.
His intervention sets in motion a train of events which he could never have foreseen, but which puts both of their lives on the line and jeopardises the mission, his team and everything he’s ever worked for.
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The Depth Series was born out of frustration (and also a bit of thing for men in uniform!)
There are numerous action adventure books and many of them I have read and enjoyed. However, none of them quite hit the spot for me. If they had good plot-lines, they were often rather far-fetched. Deeper themes tended to be ignored in favour of pure action. Male characters were stereotypical and female characters were either damsels in distress, eye-candy or femme-fatales.
What I wanted was real people. I wanted male and female characters to be fully-rounded and, more than anything, be equals. I wanted love, not just sex and I wanted this all wrapped up in an exciting plotline that was believable.
Only you, as the reader, can judge whether I’ve achieved this, but reviews so far have been positive. The most common comment from women is that it’s not the sort of book they’d usually go for, but they loved it.
I hope you love it too!
Best
Alex
A note from the Author:
