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Ultimate Weapon

Ultimate Weapon

a race against time blockbuster from number one bestselling author, Chris Ryan

Summary

This all-action, high-octane thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan is perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather. Guaranteed to keep you hooked and get your pulse-racing...

'Hard as nails' -- Mirror
'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' -- Irish Times
'Chris Ryan has done it again' -- ***** Reader review
'A fantastic read' -- ***** Reader review
'Couldn't put the book down' -- ***** Reader review
'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review
'Gripping' -- ***** Reader review

*****

TWO MEN STORM THE FRONT LINE TO FACE THEIR ULTIMATE ENEMY

Three people. Three stories. And a desperate race for survival in a country in the midst of war.

Nick Scott fought in the SAS during the first Gulf War. Captured and tortured, he was left a broken man. His daughter Sarah Scott is a beautiful young scientist who has cracked one of the scientific secrets of the age. Now, she has vanished.

Her lover Jed Bradley is one of the SAS's toughest young agents, dropped behind enemy lines in the build up to the Iraq War to find the truth about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.
Caught up in a global power play, Nick and Jed must fight their way through a war-ravaged Iraq as the regime of Saddam Hussein collapses around them.

It is a desperate race to find the woman they both love. And to unlock the secret of the Ultimate Weapon.

Reviews

  • Hard as nails
    Mirror

About the author

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984 and was a member for ten years. 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 his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.

He is a best selling author and lectures in business motivation and security.
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