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Firefight [Import] [Mass Market Paperback]

Chris Ryan (Author)
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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Book Description

June 8, 2009
A terrorist attack. A killer on the loose. And a final, desperate mission . . .

Former SAS Captain, Tom Jackson, is a man with nothing to lose. A veteran of the most dangerous missions the Regiment could throw at him, his life was torn apart the day a terrorist attack killed his family. Now he grieves in obscurity, the world of warfare nothing but a distant memory.

However, people higher up the chain of command have other plans for Jackson. They are in a mess of their own making, and make him an offer he can’t refuse — an offer that will take him back into the brutal theatre of war. There’s a disaster waiting to happen, which only one person can help prevent, and that person is being held by the Taliban insurgency in the depths of a harsh Afghanistan winter.

As Tom reluctantly prepares for this final mission, he does so in the knowledge that it will stop a devastating terrorist attack — as well as satisfy an ulterior motive of his own. But as events begin to unfold, Tom suspects that someone is playing a game with him; that nobody can be trusted; and that in the murky world of international terrorism, things are seldom what they seem . . .


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"Nobody takes you to the action better than Ryan, because he's the real deal, and this muscle-and-bone thriller will have fans' blood pumping."
— Evening Telegraph
 
"The author has become an institution in the all-action genre. Full of his trademarkviolence and emotion. Great stuff." —Soldier Magazine


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About the Author

CHRIS RYAN was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.


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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow (June 8, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0099519259
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099519256
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,238,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Another action book, December 9, 2009
This review is from: Firefight (Mass Market Paperback)
This was my third book from this writer. I was not impressed with it. Because the plot was very similar to other two I had finished. That means he can not come up with anything new. That was negative.
But in all this was another great action book from Chris Ryan, I enjoyed reading it. Action and political things mixed up. Nice
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3.0 out of 5 stars Undercover mission, July 13, 2009
This review is from: Firefight (Mass Market Paperback)
In spite of a previous very negative review, I actually quite enjoyed reading this book about an undercover mission to prevent a terrorist attack. I was travelling and wasn't looking for something too demanding. It may not be completely accurate and at times the plot is stretched, but the action scenes are quite well written and the pace is well maintained throughout the book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Ghost writer rides again?, December 3, 2008
This review is from: Firefight (Hardcover)
Sadly this book joins the previous as a book that Chris Ryan cannot possibly have written himself. In a style and with content worthy of someone for which "Blackhawk down" is the closest they've come to the military this book just does not deliver. From a washed out ex-SAS person being allowed to run around freely in MI5 to checking the safety on a Glock - which has safety in the trigger - this is just to dumb. Although his earlier books were the real thing, the last few clearly have not been. Stay away.
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