- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Century (6 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712619461
- ISBN-13: 978-0712619462
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 987,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Pull on those camouflage fatigues, slip that knife into your boot, check your sidearm and get ready for another walk on the wild side with Chris Ryan. Greed is not particularly different from any other Chris Ryan thrillers you may have read, but that is precisely why his devoted army of followers devours each new book. Sharp plotting, flinty characterisation and (most of all) kinetically orchestrated action are par for the course with this author, and Greed delivers them all in spades.
Matt Browning has left the SAS, and life is not treating him well. For a start, he's up to his ears in debt, and if he doesn't pay the £500,000 he owes, he'll be dead. Then, out of the blue, he is given a lifeline: a carefully targeted hit on al-Qa'eda, with the full cooperation of MI5. Matt's job is to bring together a close-knit team of ex-SAS men to lift $10 million in gold and diamonds from the world's most lethal terrorist organisation. Along with MI5's clandestine assistance, there's another bonus--there will be no charges made. Needless to say, this isn't the perfect crime. The money is stolen, then the killing begins. A panther-like assassin is tracking down the team one by one, bloodily slaughtering both them and their families. Matt realises that he has to take the fight to the enemy if he himself isn't to join the dead.
We've read similar stuff before (even from Ryan), but why not another helping? Anyone who begins Greed on a train or a bus is more than likely to miss their stop, such is the unyielding grip that this latest Ryan novel instantly exerts. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read all of McNab's works I was unsure about reading another SAS fiction novel, I have to say I like the adventures of Nick Stone and didn't honestly think I could get to grips with another SAS hero.
That said, once I started I couldn't put this book down, it was finnshed in just under 6 hours. The action fast paced and descriptive, the charactures well defined, Ryan has surpassed my expectations with his SAS based fiction, the detail with which he describes events, flash backs, methods of entery and operation are just breath taking at times.
The only critiscm I can make is that I couldn't help but feel I had read it all before.
That said, once I started I couldn't put this book down, it was finnshed in just under 6 hours. The action fast paced and descriptive, the charactures well defined, Ryan has surpassed my expectations with his SAS based fiction, the detail with which he describes events, flash backs, methods of entery and operation are just breath taking at times.
The only critiscm I can make is that I couldn't help but feel I had read it all before.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent.The second book I have ever read because i do not read normally but i could not get enough of "Greed". Once I picked it up i couldn't bring myself to put it down. Its the only book i have ever read by Chris Ryan and after reading it i ordered another. I hope in some way i have influenced you to go out and buy it because it is really worth a read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Greed is the latest installment in a rapidly expanding collection of Ryan's 'post Geordie Sharp' novels. Like 'The Hit List' and 'The Watchman' this book is excellently written and presented, indicating the momentum that Ryan's writing style is gathering (something that many critics feel was a weakness in his earlier efforts). You will also notice that he is cramming more and more erotica into his literature - perhaps for his unlikely female audience??
I read this book in two big efforts, only being forced to put it down once due to lack of sleep! It is, frankly, highly addictive; you will be taken on an emotional roller coaster, as characters transgress the limits of morality and you will the book to end in a certain way. You will feel angry and vengeful as you read at a speed you didn't think possible.
The book exposes the ruthless nature of the British intelligence services and the shocking nature of the fanatical terrorists of al-Queda. Be prepared for an amazing twist in the last few chapters! Good work, Mr Ryan; keep them coming!
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Run of the mill
Enjoyable enough, but not unlike a great many books of the genre; in plot, characters and predictability. But it whiles away the time pleasantly enough.
Published 11 months ago by Brian Sheeran
Chris Ryan
Again bought for my dad for his birthday. He really loves this books and gets really engrossed when reading them. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Clare284
Greed, A great read!
I first came across Chris Ryan's series of books when browsing through Amazon for an interesting book to read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jamie
Ryan's best - a Blockbuster Tale
Read it in 48 hours, not always the mark of a good book, but it is in this case! Gripping from the word go (if you want to be pedantic from the word A) a superb tale of a... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. D. M. Eynon
Top read!!!!
As I read The Increment first I sort of new the outcome to this one but it took nothing away from the great story. Fantastic read I would recommend it to anyone
Published 22 months ago by Blakey
Enjoyable but nothing to write home about
beig a fan of Chris Ryan as a special forces veteran, I decided to give his writings a shot as I am a fan of all things covert. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by Mr. David J. Farquharson
Lacking in humanity.
Describes with relish the effect of bullets on the bodies of women and children (and the type of gun that kills them), then denies readers the pay off of knowing how the Al Qaeda... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by M. SIMMONS
SUPER SOLID THRILLER WITH SOME NASTY BITS
This is a slick, fast-moving thriller based around a slightly improbable theft from Al Qaeda. Chris Ryan as usual bases his story around some retired SAS guys struggling to make a... Read more
Published on 22 July 2008 by 100wordreviewer
better than the watchman if that was possible
I have read a few SAS and SBS books in the past and like a lot of people i do get bored with the same thing all the while. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2008 by J. Wright
A good read, spoilt by errors
I like Chris Ryan's books, and the story in Greed is just the kind of thing you'd expect. His characters and plot are believable, the dialogue realistic, and it is by any... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2005 by Peter Smith
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