The Pandemic Plot
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- Update Date：2025-09-23
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- Author：Scott Mariani
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Summary
When ex-SAS major Ben Hope is urgently recalled to the UK from his base in France to assist with a family crisis， little does he know that he’s about to be drawn into one of the most dangerous missions of his career: his son Jude has been accused of a brutal murder， and all the evidence points to his guilt。
To prove Jude’s innocence Ben embarks on a wild chase， facing up against mysterious killers and piecing together a fragile web of clues。 What connects an all-female criminal gang from the early 1900s called the Forty Elephants， a century-old vendetta and a shadowy government conspiracy that claimed millions of innocent lives？
Along the way Ben teams up with his former acquaintance， rugged Detective Tom McAllister。 They’re heading for a showdown in the wilds of Cornwall， and the villains have no intention of letting Ben come out of it alive 。 。 。
To prove Jude’s innocence Ben embarks on a wild chase， facing up against mysterious killers and piecing together a fragile web of clues。 What connects an all-female criminal gang from the early 1900s called the Forty Elephants， a century-old vendetta and a shadowy government conspiracy that claimed millions of innocent lives？
Along the way Ben teams up with his former acquaintance， rugged Detective Tom McAllister。 They’re heading for a showdown in the wilds of Cornwall， and the villains have no intention of letting Ben come out of it alive 。 。 。
Reviews
Caroline
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Former SAS Major， Ben Hope， receives a phone call from his son Jude。 Jude has been arrested for murder， but both men know he's innocent。Ben comes over from his home in France to prove that Jude couldn't possibly have committed the crime。As Ben investigates， a woman's name is given to him。 She turns out to be less than helpful， but phones Ben after a while， to talk to him。 Before he can get back to her， she and her staff are killed and Ben disposes of the killers in the only way he knows how。His Former SAS Major， Ben Hope， receives a phone call from his son Jude。 Jude has been arrested for murder， but both men know he's innocent。Ben comes over from his home in France to prove that Jude couldn't possibly have committed the crime。As Ben investigates， a woman's name is given to him。 She turns out to be less than helpful， but phones Ben after a while， to talk to him。 Before he can get back to her， she and her staff are killed and Ben disposes of the killers in the only way he knows how。His investigation takes him to London and East Anglia。 Ben teams up with an old friend in the Thames Valley police， who helps him catch the main man at the head of the organisation。The story culminates in the Bodmin area of Cornwall， where Ben and his friend manage to arrest the thugs without killing anyone。 Jude is exonerated of the murder charge， but receives a six month suspended sentence for breaking out of prison。Ben， yet again， doesn't get into trouble with the law。 His only punishment is that he's unable to hire vehicles from any hire company， as he usually wrecks any vehicle he gets his hands on。 As Q says to James Bond， "I said to bring the car back in one piece， 007， not to bring back one piece of the car！" 。。。more
Kate
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I adore Ben Hope and I am addicted to this series， reading them as soon as they are available。 This isn't the best - I suspect that， understandably， the pandemic and Lockdown may be the reason。 The title indicates it was certainly on the author's mind， although I don't think it's a particularly fitting title for the book。 The story very much revolves around Ben and his son， Jude。 Jude is not seen at his best。 Ben is fantastic as always。 Hopefully， he will put his talents to better use in the nex I adore Ben Hope and I am addicted to this series， reading them as soon as they are available。 This isn't the best - I suspect that， understandably， the pandemic and Lockdown may be the reason。 The title indicates it was certainly on the author's mind， although I don't think it's a particularly fitting title for the book。 The story very much revolves around Ben and his son， Jude。 Jude is not seen at his best。 Ben is fantastic as always。 Hopefully， he will put his talents to better use in the next novel， which I eagerly await and will be published in November。 。。。more
John Sullivan
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From gung ho shoot em up books at the beginning， to grown up books with this one。 You could almost say it’s a different author。 I still miss the action books， but do appreciate that one must move on-change is inevitable。 I still enjoy your books， Scott， and am tempted to go back to the good old days of rescue by re-reading some earlier ones。 I look forward to the new book in November with anticipation。 Oh by the way， if anyone is thinking of reading any of Scott Mariani’s books， I doubt you’ll b From gung ho shoot em up books at the beginning， to grown up books with this one。 You could almost say it’s a different author。 I still miss the action books， but do appreciate that one must move on-change is inevitable。 I still enjoy your books， Scott， and am tempted to go back to the good old days of rescue by re-reading some earlier ones。 I look forward to the new book in November with anticipation。 Oh by the way， if anyone is thinking of reading any of Scott Mariani’s books， I doubt you’ll be disappointed。 They are page turners and no， I’m not on commission。 。。。more
andy rawling
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Fast paced linking the past with the present Another great thrill ride with Ben Hope。 Echoes of the past frighteningly close to what's happening in the world today。 Fast paced linking the past with the present Another great thrill ride with Ben Hope。 Echoes of the past frighteningly close to what's happening in the world today。 。。。more
Elin
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This was my first book I’ve read in this series and I was pleasantly impressed by it。 I didn’t feel like I needed to read the others in the series to understand this one either but I might do if I come across them
Sanjay Kumar
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Much better than hope’s last few outingsIf you like Ben Hope adventures， you will like this。 I have read all 23 and this one is among his better ones。
Karen O'brien
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Another wonderful addition to the Ben Hope series。 This time the story is set in the UK and we find Ben dashing across from France to help son Jude， who has been accused of murder。As usual， Ben finds himself in several sticky situations and there is plenty of action， plenty of bad guys and a twist on the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918。 Scott Mariani never fails to deliver a great read and this is no exception。 Can't wait for the next installment。 Another wonderful addition to the Ben Hope series。 This time the story is set in the UK and we find Ben dashing across from France to help son Jude， who has been accused of murder。As usual， Ben finds himself in several sticky situations and there is plenty of action， plenty of bad guys and a twist on the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918。 Scott Mariani never fails to deliver a great read and this is no exception。 Can't wait for the next installment。 。。。more
dennis barron
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The Pandemic。 Scott MarianiGreed。 The word is as old as time， in any language。 People who are willing to engage in whatever activity necessary to accomplish their goals。 Murder be it by one person's hand or a pandemic they created that killed hundreds of thousands innocent lives。 Biological weapons the general public believe will help them。 Ben Hope is engaged in battle against them。 His son has been charged with a murder he did not commit。The suspects， extremely wealthy corporate heads didn't b The Pandemic。 Scott MarianiGreed。 The word is as old as time， in any language。 People who are willing to engage in whatever activity necessary to accomplish their goals。 Murder be it by one person's hand or a pandemic they created that killed hundreds of thousands innocent lives。 Biological weapons the general public believe will help them。 Ben Hope is engaged in battle against them。 His son has been charged with a murder he did not commit。The suspects， extremely wealthy corporate heads didn't bargain for the likes of Ben Hope。 This is another amazing read in the Ben Hope series。 Enjoyed immensely！！ My highest recommendation！！ 。。。more
Jo Fishwick
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For the first time I’ve given this a less than perfect 5。 I would have given it 4。5 if possible。 I love this series and Ben Hope definitely floats my canoe haha。 However for the first time Scott Mariani has disappointed me with a continuity flaw。 How can Ben come out of a skirmish in a muddy pond and just carry on as normal。 Okay we could be expected to just believe Ben gets changed but add to that that the beer mat comes out of his pocket undamaged and is dry enough to place between the pages o For the first time I’ve given this a less than perfect 5。 I would have given it 4。5 if possible。 I love this series and Ben Hope definitely floats my canoe haha。 However for the first time Scott Mariani has disappointed me with a continuity flaw。 How can Ben come out of a skirmish in a muddy pond and just carry on as normal。 Okay we could be expected to just believe Ben gets changed but add to that that the beer mat comes out of his pocket undamaged and is dry enough to place between the pages of an old book。 Other than this it was a good read and I’m already looking forward to number 24！ 。。。more
susan legge
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Little dissapointingOne of my favourite authors I've read everything Scott Marian has written。 While I enjoyed the book itself I didn't feel as if the story line was as good as others Little dissapointingOne of my favourite authors I've read everything Scott Marian has written。 While I enjoyed the book itself I didn't feel as if the story line was as good as others 。。。more
Razan
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Continuous action & great narrator （Colin Mace）。 Does well as a stand-alone thriller， so you don't need to have read the previous books in the series。 Continuous action & great narrator （Colin Mace）。 Does well as a stand-alone thriller， so you don't need to have read the previous books in the series。 。。。more
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