Book description
Mission: Pursuit!
Alpha Force are a unique group of five individuals, each with
special skills, each ready to go anywhere in the world to help others
in need. Undercover, they head for the Sahara Desert, resolved to
gather evidence of young landmine victims. But they are catapulted
into a desperate race across the desert when they discover a terrible
evil - a gang of child-slavers operating in the area . . .
High-octane thrills from a master of adventure, bestselling author,
TV presenter and an ex-SAS hero CHRIS RYAN.
Includes Chris Ryan's top SAS tips on Safety and Survival in and
around water.
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).
