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Chris Ryan


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Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England, The United Kingdom
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Colin Armstrong (b. 1961), usually known by the pen-name Chris Ryan, is a British author, television presenter, security consultant and former Special Air Service sergeant.
After the publication of fellow patrol member Andy McNab's Bravo Two Zero in 1993, Ryan published his own account of his experiences during the Bravo Two Zero mission in 1995, entitled The One That Got Away. Since retiring from the British Army Ryan has published several fiction and non-fiction books, including Strike Back, which was subsequently adapted into a television series for Sky 1, and co-created the ITV action series Ultimate Force. He has also presented or appeared in numerous television documentaries connected to the military or law enforcement.
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Average rating: 4.1 · 79,154 ratings · 3,021 reviews · 343 distinct worksSimilar authors
The One That Got Away: My S...

4.12 avg rating — 4,583 ratings — published 1995 — 38 editions
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Agent 21 (Agent 21, #1)

4.12 avg rating — 2,906 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Strike Back

4.04 avg rating — 2,812 ratings — published 2007
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Masters of War (Danny Black...

4.15 avg rating — 2,566 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions
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Hunter Killer (Danny Black,...

4.22 avg rating — 2,053 ratings — published 2014 — 15 editions
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Warlord (Danny Black #5)

4.38 avg rating — 1,934 ratings — published 2017
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The Watchman

4.15 avg rating — 1,929 ratings — published 2001
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Hellfire (Danny Black, #3)

4.35 avg rating — 1,840 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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Bad Soldier (Danny Black, #4)

4.36 avg rating — 1,767 ratings10 editions
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Survival (Alpha Force, #1)

4.01 avg rating — 1,844 ratings — published 2002 — 15 editions
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Deathlist Shadow Kill Global Strike Red Strike Circle of Death
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Stand By, Stand by Zero Option The Kremlin Device Tenth Man Down
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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

“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

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

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