Who Dares Wins [Import] [Audio CD]

Chris Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2009

The latest explosive novel from the bestselling Chris Ryan.

Two brothers.
One mission.
And a whole world of trouble. . .

Sam and Jacob Redman. Two brothers, SAS through and through. They fight alongside each other; they watch each other’s backs. They are ruthlessly professional in the field of war and fiercely loyal wherever they are. But when Jacob is booted from the Regiment for a moment of madness, he disappears. Not even his family knows where he is, or even if he’s still alive.

All that is about to change. On his return from a brutal mission in Afghanistan, Sam is ordered to conduct another dangerous operation into an inhospitable part of the world. He soon learns, though, that his unit is not being told everything by their government paymasters, and so he is forced to choose between his duty to the men around him and his loyalty to the brother that he loves.

Is Jacob part of a plan that threatens world peace? As the body count rises, only Sam can stop these events from reaching their terrifying conclusion.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984 and was a member for ten years. 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 his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS. He is a best selling author and lectures in business motivation and security. He is currently working as a bodyguard in America.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Audiobooks (November 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846571715
• ISBN-13: 978-1846571718
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.9 x 5.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good start but medioacre ending ..., September 26, 2010

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This review is from: Who Dares Win (Mass Market Paperback)

The book starts with a good action scene involving a SAS extraction operation in Iraq. Then, a misfortune has changed the life of Jacob Redman. Following that, there is the additional element of espionage, MI5, professional killing, assassination etc, which looks promising. However, the twist that are promised for Jacob turns out not to be a twist at all. This makes the second half of the book a bit disappointing and lack of excitement to speak of. If the author has put in more effort to deliver the promised twist, for example, a consipiracy setting up his brother as an scapegoat, and how Sam is going to save him while defying orders from his superior etc, the story can deserve a higher rating.

Chris Ryan has good story telling skills. There is no redundant description of anything that is not related to the sotry. If he can spend time in developing more interesting and intriguing story threads, he should be able to escalate himself to a higher league of action/thriller writers.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Change, November 7, 2011

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John Sellars "Shooter" (Brizzle, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Dares Wins (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book compared to some of ryans others, i honestly didnt find it boring and kept expecting the twists to keep turning but enjoyed that he didnt play in to the obvious roles. really good read.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing again, October 2, 2011

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Philippe - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Who Dares Wins (Kindle Edition)

I've loved previous books by the same author but this one doesn't even try to be believable. The first few pages are good but then it goes downhill. I'm also wondering whether this is ghostwritten or something because I've found out that a M16 now fires 45mm bullets. That will come as a surprise to anyone who knows anything about guns, and I doubt a former soldier would type something like that!