Book description
Blackout - three cities all lose power. No-one claims
responsibility. Fears of a terrorist strike are imminent.
Josh Harding is a tough SAS soldier. Yet his disregard for authority
has landed him a secondment to MI6's anti-terrorism unit. In the wake
of the mysterious 'Three Cities' attacks, Josh finds himself on the
way to the USA, on the trail of a pair of intrepid young hackers who
are out to try and make themselves a fortune, and who are in grave
danger from those who would kill for the secrets they have managed to
uncover - how to control the power of the Western world.
But soon Josh finds himself waking up in a ditch, bloody and
wounded, and with no memory of who he is, how he got there, or how he
got hurt.
Yet one thing is for certain - Josh is in danger.
Stranded in the Wild West, Josh must rely on his instincts as a
soldier and on the kindness of a beautiful stranger in order to escape
those who appear intent on tracking him down and killing him - all for
a secret he can't remember.
His determination to discover who he is, and what he was doing there
leads him into an explosive web of corporate blackmail, deceit and
greed - where the stakes are high and where no-one can be trusted.
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.
