Will Jordan was born in Fife, Scotland in 1983. He is best known as the author of the RYAN DRAKE series of action thrillers, and for his YouTube alter-ego, THE CRITICAL DRINKER, amassing well over a million followers and quickly becoming one of the most popular movie critics on the internet. Having always enjoyed a passion for storytelling, he began writing short stories from a young age, eventually moving up to full-length novels and the publication of his first Ryan Drake novel in 2012.
His works to date include:
Redemption (Ryan Drake 1) - 2012 Sacrifice (Ryan Drake 2) - 2013 Betrayal (Ryan Drake 3) - 2014 Black List (Ryan Drake 4) - 2015 Deception Game (Ryan Drake 5) - 2015 Second Chances (Ryan Drake novella) - 2016 Ghost Target (Ryan Drake 6) - 2016 Shadow Conflict (Ryan Drake 7) - 2017 Deadly Cargo (Co-written with James Patterson) - 2017 Trial by Fire (Ryan Drake novella) - 2018 Downfall (Ryan Drake 8) - 2019 Something to Die For (Ryan Drake 9) - 2020 Dark Harvest (2022)
I listened to this one and the narrator did a great job of making the characters come alive for me. It was similar to all the military thrillers out there, but this one had a few twists and turns.
For a first book I thought it was good, but I am hoping the character Ryan Drake expands a bit more and I think he will in books to come.
This one took place mostly in the Middle East and the CIA operatives go between the U S and the Middle East to bring a captive home and then the captive lends her help to find some answers that have been unanswered. I felt Anya's character was a bit overdone, but I understand he needed that for the story. I would have liked it to be a bit more realistic is all.