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Rob's debut novel, The Ransom Drop won the Audiobookreviewer.com Reviewers Choice Award, and the Best new Author 2021 award.

In 2021 he published Jungle Heist, book 2 of The Response Files Series. Jungle Heist won the international runner up prize for best thriller from Indies Today.

The Insurgency was published in 2023.

In 2025 he published How To Deliver A Ransom, a true crime, non-fiction guide to the kidnap for ransom business intended to help families deal with a real life kidnap incident.

Rob delivered his first ransom to Somali pirates about twelve years ago. Since then he has helped resolve nearly 40 hostage incidents both onshore and offshore across Africa.

Rob started his career as a military helicopter pilot. After that, he moved to A
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The Ransom Drop an award winning military thriller is officially available on Kindle Unlimited!

This novel is written based on my own experiences. It reveals the previously unknown secrets of how hostage negotiations were conducted with Somali Pirates, how ransoms were paid, and how the crews were rescued.

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Rob Phayre Jungle Heist. Rob Phayre's latest novel launches on the 1st of December.

Following on from his award winning debut novel 'Ransom Drop,' this epic military thriller, set in the jungles of Ghana is a real page turner.

Based again on Rob's experiences in real life, follow Max and his team as they disrupt one of the largest gold heists in history.

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