Chimera Code

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Andrew had his first Jake Dillon adventure thriller published in 2006 — The Chimera Code is fourth in the series. His writing is a reflection of his extensive travels and inherent interest in national security and covert operations. Andrew lives in Dorset, where many of Dillon’s tours take him. Andrew lives with his family and is currently completing the fifth Dillon novel, due for publication in 2013.

This novel is dedicated to the memory of my Father 1939 — 2012

My thanks to L and S, two very talented IT Social Engineers who, after a chance meeting in a bar and many conversations later, were unwaveringly generous with their technical advice, interest and most of all their patience during the writing of this novel. You both know who you are! Also, my special thanks to Zoe Wilson whose professionalism, energy and zest is truly inspiring.

The old winch-house jutted defiantly out from the jagged cliff top. Sections of the stonework had fallen away far below, revealing toothless gaps in the sheer elevations — the dark smile of an old Ukrainian revolutionary. The two-storey building, that had endured hundreds of years of the harsh mountain elements, had once been the only route up and in to the fortress that over — lord the entire valley for as far as the eye could see. This had long ago been defended against marauding invaders but now and for centuries past, had only been smashed and bombarded by wind, rain and snow intent on a gradual stripping away of its outer defenses.

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