Firefight [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

~ Chris Ryan (Author)

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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 . . .


From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the Author

Chris Ryan has written about his unique personal experience as a member of Britain’s elite SAS Regiment in the bestseller The One that Got Away. He is also the author of bestsellers Stand By, Stand By; Zero Option; Ultimate Weapon and Strike Back.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Century (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846053293
• ISBN-13: 978-1846053290
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,460,677 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Undercover mission, July 13, 2009

By	Mr. P. Gardiner - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1.0 out of 5 stars Ghost writer rides again?, December 3, 2008

By	Mr. P - See all my reviews

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.