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Gregory Ryman

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Espionage, Thriller, Spy

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John Sandford
David Baldacci
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Lee Child
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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.

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	Louisiana Hydra (The Hydra Series Book 1) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 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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