Chris Ryan - Osama

‘Chris Ryan has always been underrated as a novelist of ideas… a welter of treachery and mayhem.’

‘A shockingly authentic tale to keep your adrenaline pumping as fast as the blood on the pages.’

‘Bone-crunching action races to a denouement that Frederick Forsyth would be proud of. Ryan’s Boy’s Own bravado is tempered with sharp political insight and a neat line in treachery.’

‘A blistering read.’

Chris Ryanwas born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris Ryan was the only member of an eight-man unit to escape from Iraq, where 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. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS. He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away, which was adapted for screen, and since then has written three other works of non-fiction, fourteen bestselling novels and a series of childrens’ books. He lectures in business motivation and security, and is a consultant for a security organisation. You can find out more information on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChrisRyanBooks. You can also follow Chris on Twitter @exSASChrisRyan

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First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Coronet

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ISBN 9781444709926

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