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Chris Ryan

Born

Newcastle, The United Kingdom

Website

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 HU ...more

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	The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines 4.07 avg rating — 3,311 ratings — published 1995 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Agent 21, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,983 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.99 avg rating — 2,072 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 3.98 avg rating — 1,531 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Warlord (Danny Black #5) 4.39 avg rating — 1,060 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.04 avg rating — 1,220 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Bad Soldier (Danny Black, #4) 4.34 avg rating — 970 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Masters of War (Danny Black, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.83 avg rating — 1,074 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 3.97 avg rating — 1,073 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“.'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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“But what if it's a trap?' she repeated.
Joe gave her a hard stare.'Of course it's a fucking trap,' he said.”
― Chris Ryan, Osama: The First Casualty of War is the Truth, the Second is Your Soul

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