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Ryan Lock #1-3 + 4.5
The Ryan Lock Series: Books 1-3: Lockdown; Deadlock; Lock & Load (Bonus Novella); Gridlock
The first four action-packed thrillers featuring military veterans turned troubleshooters-for-hire Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson.
"Readers, meet Ryan Lock - a tough-guy hero for a new age" - Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X
"Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben" - Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Paranoia
"An impressive debut featuring one of the finest female villains since Ian Fleming's Rosa Klebb. This is a writer, and a hero, to watch" - The Daily Mail
"Leaner and meaner with every book" - Meg Gardiner, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightmare Thief
LOCKDOWN
It may be Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual.
His task: to protect the CEO of the world's largest bio-technology company from a group of radical, and highly determined, activists.
But when a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.
DEADLOCK
His mission should have been straightforward: keep one man alive for one week.
Highly intelligent and brutally violent, Frank 'Reaper' Hays is a leading member of America's most powerful white supremacist prison gang.
Ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock has been hired to protect him. His mission: to keep Reaper safe until he can be brought to trial.
But Lock soon realizes that he faces the toughest assignment of his career - just to survive....
GRIDLOCK
Adult movie actress Raven Lane is one of the most lusted after women in America, with millions of fans to prove it. But when a headless corpse turns up in the trunk of her car, she realizes that fame carries a terrible price.
Fearing for her life, and with the LAPD seemingly unable to protect her, Raven turns to former military bodyguard Ryan Lock for help. As events spiral out of control, Lock is drawn into a dangerous world where money rules, sex is a commodity to be bought and sold, and no one can be trusted, least of all his beautiful new client...
"Readers, meet Ryan Lock - a tough-guy hero for a new age" - Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X
"Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben" - Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Paranoia
"An impressive debut featuring one of the finest female villains since Ian Fleming's Rosa Klebb. This is a writer, and a hero, to watch" - The Daily Mail
"Leaner and meaner with every book" - Meg Gardiner, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightmare Thief
LOCKDOWN
It may be Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual.
His task: to protect the CEO of the world's largest bio-technology company from a group of radical, and highly determined, activists.
But when a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.
DEADLOCK
His mission should have been straightforward: keep one man alive for one week.
Highly intelligent and brutally violent, Frank 'Reaper' Hays is a leading member of America's most powerful white supremacist prison gang.
Ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock has been hired to protect him. His mission: to keep Reaper safe until he can be brought to trial.
But Lock soon realizes that he faces the toughest assignment of his career - just to survive....
GRIDLOCK
Adult movie actress Raven Lane is one of the most lusted after women in America, with millions of fans to prove it. But when a headless corpse turns up in the trunk of her car, she realizes that fame carries a terrible price.
Fearing for her life, and with the LAPD seemingly unable to protect her, Raven turns to former military bodyguard Ryan Lock for help. As events spiral out of control, Lock is drawn into a dangerous world where money rules, sex is a commodity to be bought and sold, and no one can be trusted, least of all his beautiful new client...
1083 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2018
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About the author
Sean Black
82 books249 followersI write the Ryan Lock series of thrillers, which feature ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock and his partner, former Marine, Ty Johnson. The first two books in the series, Lockdown and Deadlock, hit the Official UK Top 50 Bestseller Chart, and the third, Gridlock, has just been released in hardback. They have have also been translated into Dutch, German, and Russian.
I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on my author page). I recently completed a desert survival course in Arizona and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas, all as preparation for a new standalone thriller I will begin work on once I have completed the fourth Ryan Lock book.
Before I became a full-time novelist, I taught college and wrote television drama. I'm an Oxbridge and Ivy League graduate – try not to hold that against me.
I'm a firm believer in hands-on research, also known as 'any excuse to get out of the house', so before I wrote Lockdown, I trained for a month with former members of the Royal Military Police's specialist close protection unit. That turned out to be great preparation for Deadlock, which I researched by spending time inside Pelican Bay Supermax in California (see the TV interview on my author page). I recently completed a desert survival course in Arizona and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas, all as preparation for a new standalone thriller I will begin work on once I have completed the fourth Ryan Lock book.
Before I became a full-time novelist, I taught college and wrote television drama. I'm an Oxbridge and Ivy League graduate – try not to hold that against me.
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June 24, 2019
The Shadow isn’t the only one who knows.....
The stories deal with primal fears, evil villains and brave heroes. They are fun to read. Move with breakneck speed. There is a dark side to this author. He must have some terrifying dreams...
The stories deal with primal fears, evil villains and brave heroes. They are fun to read. Move with breakneck speed. There is a dark side to this author. He must have some terrifying dreams...
August 2, 2019
An excellent read!
I have this a 5 star because I truly enjoyed the way the storylines were developed, and the believability of its main characters Lock and Ty. I would most definitely recommend this to anyone, and everone.
I have this a 5 star because I truly enjoyed the way the storylines were developed, and the believability of its main characters Lock and Ty. I would most definitely recommend this to anyone, and everone.
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