Book description
The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series.
Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment's
deadliest enemies, in some of the most desolate places on earth. And
he's always won. Now he's about to face his toughest challenge yet.
After losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan,
Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the
grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old
friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden
favela in Rio de Janeiro and a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless
Gardner helps, Bald is a dead man. What begins as a simple rescue
mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as
Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the
slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive
MI6 agents and ruthless ex-Blades, Gardner must draw on all his
training and instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all - before
disaster strikes... The Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further
into the heart of the mission with more extreme action, more extreme
language and more extreme pace. Like Call of Duty or Medal
of Honor, you'll feel part of the team. Chris Ryan Extreme:
Hard Target has previously been published as four separate shorter
missions. Now in one ebook to keep you at the centre of the action.
'Nobody takes you to the action better than Ryan, because he's the
real deal.'
Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in
1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert
operations and was also sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist
team. During the Gulf War, Chris Ryan was the only member of an
eight-man unit to escape from Iraq, where 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. He
wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away,
which was adapted for screen, and since then has written three other
works of non-fiction, fourteen bestselling novels and a series of
childrens' books. He lectures in business motivation and security, and
is a consultant for a security organisation. You can find out more
information on Facebook at www. facebook. com/ChrisRyanBooks. You can
also follow Chris on Twitter @exSASChrisRyan
