Book description
Target: Ivory Hunters
Alpha Force - an elite five-member squad of highly trained young
people - head to Zambia to compete in an extreme sports contest. They
discover a horrifying threat to the local wildlife and immediately
snap into action. But soon they find themselves facing a desperate
battle with a ruthless band of ivory poachers who shoot to kill.
The team freefall into danger . . .
An edge-of-the-seat thriller in the Alpha Force series, from
bestselling author and ex-SAS hero Chris Ryan, whose personal
experience as one of today's ultimate modern warriors gives authentic
detail to every single page.
Contains Chris Ryan's top SAS tips for survival around wild animals
Chris Ryan
was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the
SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, 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. During
Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential
SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many
bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for
younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has
also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS
RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV,
2004).
