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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Average rating: 3.80 · 3,967 ratings · 285 reviews · 93 distinct works

	The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines 3.92 avg rating — 404 ratings — 11 editions	My rating:
	Strike Back 3.76 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Watchman 3.83 avg rating — 209 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Survival (Alpha Force, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Greed (Matt Browning, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 175 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Stand By, Stand by (Georgie Sharp, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Blackout 3.55 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Ultimate Weapon 3.58 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Increment 3.81 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Kremlin Device (Geordie Sharp, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	My rating:

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Alpha Force (10 books)
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Code Red (5 books)
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Geordie Sharp (1 book)
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3.80 avg rating — 136 ratings

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

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