FLAMES: A British Spy and Terrorism Thriller

Commander Smythe moves his team to Birmingham his task is to infiltrate a school that is suspected of applying Sharia Law and grooming their students for terrorist acts. He augments his team with ex-army personnel that are sleeping on the streets and have been rejected by their families and the authorities. Yet they are in the perfect position to monitor the movements of the suspected school personnel and their associates. Smythe's intervention gives them kick-start to regain their self-respect and move off the streets.

One of Smythe's team infiltrates the school posing as a teacher and what she discovers is a complex plot that utilises the resources of a number of terrorist groups in an attempt to bring devastation across the United Kingdom. She is discovered and taken and undergoes the severe interrogation and mutilation.

This plot is met with disbelief and derision as MI5 and Special Branch believes it is pure fiction. His team uncover arms caches that confirm his worst fears. Only when, at the last minute, does Smythe prove the veracity of his claims. Yet it is almost too late.

The security forces, MI5 and the police are forced into action, even then, they manage to miss a number of attacks or are unable to prevent them in time.