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Chris Ryan


Born
Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England, The United Kingdom
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Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books


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. ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 76,929 ratings · 2,944 reviews · 346 distinct works • Similar authors
The One That Got Away: My S...
4.12 avg rating — 4,514 ratings — published 1995 — 38 editions
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Agent 21 (Agent 21, #1)
4.12 avg rating — 2,865 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Strike Back
4.04 avg rating — 2,769 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions
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Masters of War (Danny Black...
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Hunter Killer (Danny Black,...
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Warlord (Danny Black #5)
4.38 avg rating — 1,893 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
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The Watchman
4.15 avg rating — 1,897 ratings — published 2001 — 29 editions
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Hellfire (Danny Black, #3)
4.34 avg rating — 1,801 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions
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Bad Soldier (Danny Black, #4)
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Survival (Alpha Force, #1)
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Series by Chris Ryan

Masters of War Hunter Killer Bad Soldier Hellfire Warlord Head Hunters Black Ops
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Agent 21 Agent 21: Reloaded Codebreaker Deadfall Under Cover Endgame
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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
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“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
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“ You stand out more than Victoria Beckham would in the local Primark!”
― Chris Ryan, Who Dares Wins
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