Book description
Ben's on a trip to London to meet his mum. But an accident at the
Thames Barrier, combined with a tidal surge and a dramatic thunderstorm
- and suddenly his trip turns into something totally different as the
Barrier is breached and London is flooded. With streets underwater,
communications down, rats pouring up out of the sewers and thousands of
people in a state of panic, survival becomes a key issue. But as Ben
tries to get across London to meet his mother, little does he know that
two terrorists have a similar rendezvous . . .
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.
He is a bestselling author of thriller titles for the adult market
and his first titles for younger readers, the ALPHA FORCE series, has
also proven very successful. He also appears regularly on TV with
series such as HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (toughest
families), TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004) and HOW NOT TO DIE (Sky, 2005).
