Chris Ryan

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Newcastle, The United Kingdom

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http://www.chrisryanadventures.co.uk/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books

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Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team.

During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS.

For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994. His work in security takes him around the world.

He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMI...more

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	The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 974 ratings — published 1995 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strike Back 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watchman 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survival (Alpha Force, #1) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ultimate Weapon 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blackout 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stand By, Stand by (Geordie Sharp, #1) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greed (Matt Browning, #1) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Increment 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 1984 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agent 21 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alpha Force (10 books)
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Geordie Sharp (4 books)
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Code Red (6 books)
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3.673828125 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 512 ratings

Agent 21 (3 books)
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4.050139275766017 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 359 ratings

Chris Ryan Extreme (2 books)
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 105 ratings

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“ You stand out more than Victoria Beckham would in the local Primark!”
― Chris Ryan, Who Dares Wins

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“.'If things get on top of you', my mum always used to say, 'have a good cry.'.”
― Chris Ryan, The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines

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“Hey, Amer-ee-can motherfucker! You go bang bang, Amer-ee-can motherfucker!”
― Chris Ryan, Osama: The First Casualty of War is the Truth, the Second is Your Soul

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