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Gregory Ryman

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Gregory Ryman is a Canadian author and retired technology executive whose passion for intelligence history and global politics fuels his tightly plotted spy thrillers. His novels are known for weaving together authentic detail, moral complexity, and high-stakes intrigue rooted in the modern intelligence landscape.

His debut, Louisiana Hydra, introduces Stephanie Borden, a brilliant international consultant who is inadvertently pulled into a dangerous conspiracy. Thrown together with William Stinson—a reserved but gifted CIA technology specialist—Borden is drawn deep into the agency’s orbit. By the novel’s end, she emerges not just as a survivor but as an unofficial CIA asset, her previous life left behind.

In the follow-up, Artificial Hydra,
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Average rating: 3.95 · 22 ratings · 15 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
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The Proving Ground by Michael    Connelly
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Meh. Not bad but not even close to his best work in this line. Kind of felt like he rushed it.
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Nightshade by Michael    Connelly
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A nice first entry for this debut series. Looking forward to the next one.
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Agent Zero by Jack Mars
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Welp. I tried. I really tried. But this just wasn't doing it for me. I realize this was a debut, so I didn't have unreasonable expectations. But it wasn't just one thing. I kept stumbling across the most peculiar word choices (what exactly is a two-s ...more
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Louisiana Hydra by Gregory Ryman
" Cheer Tami! Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you taking the time on an indie. All the best. G "
Louisiana Hydra by Gregory Ryman
"The first book in the Stinton/Borden thriller series, Louisiana Hydra went way beyond my expectations. It was a thrill a minute read, packed with mystery, conspiracy, drama, action intention. There was also plenty of political intrigue centred around" Read more of this review »
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Artificial Hydra by Gregory Ryman
"Artificial Hydra
Gregory Ryman
06/13/2025
Stinson and Borden are back! In Artificial Hydra, Gregory Ryman delivers another cerebral, high-stakes thriller that blends cutting-edge AI ethics with old-school spycraft. William Stinson, the ever-calculated C" Read more of this review »
Artificial Hydra by Gregory Ryman
"The Star Trek episode "Space Seed" features a glorious showdown. Khan, a genetically enhanced human who awakened onboard the USS Enterprise after a hundreds year slumber with visions of conquest dancing in his head, is invited to a formal dinner with" Read more of this review »
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