The Increment

Ryan, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099465795 ISBN 13 : 9780099465799

Editeur : Arrow, 2005

Quatrième de couverture :

MI6 are demanding he helps a giant drugs company destroy copies of its medicines being produced by Eastern European gangsters. But the mission is not what it seems.

An old friend from the Army has turned into a homicidal maniac - and so are soldiers from around the country. Suddenly Matt finds himself thrust into the centre of a deadly mystery.

As the answers start to unravel, Matt finds himself the only man in possession of a terrifying secret. Alone and on the run he is up against The Increment - the most ruthless, lethal killing machine on earth.

Praise for Chris ryan:

'Hard as nails' Mirror

'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' Irish Times

'Lean prose delivers all the action with the usual trenchant force... The plot moves like the proverbial express train' The Good Book Guide

'Chock full of military fat to chew on... will keep you awake til dawn' FHM

Biographie de l'auteur :

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 and Code Red 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).