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'A shockingly authentic tale to keep your adrenalin pumping as fast as the blood on the pages.' (Sun on THE KILL ZONE )
'Former SAS soldier Ryan needs little introduction . . . This 15th Ryan thriller bears all his hallmarks, with bone-crunching action, a hero with nothing to lose and a heroine who used to work for the famed 14 Intelligence Company in Ulster . . . There's barely a moment for the reader to draw breath as it races to a denoument that Frederick Forsyth would be proud of . . . Ryan has come of age as a writer - his Boys' Own bravado is now tempered with sharp political insight and a neat line in treachery. Catch him now.' (Daily Mail on THE KILL ZONE )
'A classic of the genre' (FHM on THE KILL ZONE )
'A no-holds-barred action thriller that smacks of authenticity . . . as an ex-SAS soldier, Ryan knows the bloody details of these dog-eat-dog worlds and he scores another hit here' (News of the World on THE KILL ZONE )
'Former SAS soldier Ryan needs little introduction . . . This 15th Ryan thriller bears all his hallmarks, with bone-crunching action, a hero with nothing to lose and a heroine who used to work for the famed 14 Intelligence Company in Ulster . . . There's barely a moment for the reader to draw breath as it races to a denoument that Frederick Forsyth would be proud of . . . Ryan has come of age as a writer - his Boys' Own bravado is now tempered with sharp political insight and a neat line in treachery. Catch him now.' (Daily Mail on THE KILL ZONE )
'A classic of the genre' (FHM on THE KILL ZONE )
'Nobody takes you to the action better than Ryan, because he's the real deal, and this muscle-and-bone thriller will have fans' blood pumping'
(Evening Standard )'Chris Ryan is as hard as nails'
(Mirror )'The books are masterpieces of social realism. [Chris Ryan] has lived the virtual life he writes about - and that makes him the right kind of war novelist for this generation. These storylines are dependent on a bustle of verbs that lead in every instance to blood and explosions, desperate screams and increasing levels of difficulty: it is never long before we find things and people being zapped, fried, crunched, toasted and skewered, as the bad deeds of the world are comprehensively avenged'
(London Review of Books )'A no-holds-barred action thriller that smacks of authenticity . . . as an ex-SAS soldier, Ryan knows the bloody details of these dog-eat-dog worlds and he scores another hit here' (News of the World on THE KILL ZONE )
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The guys in the Regiment know they face their fiercest enemies when they fight the Taliban. No-one is tougher, more deadly - or more cunning. And if they enter the Taliban's kill zone, they know just what to expect...
When three deadly Stinger missiles go missing in Helmand Province, the Regiment is tasked to retrieve the weapons at all costs. SAS legend Jack Harker has a mission to lead an eight-man team into a suspected Taliban facility. He's suspicious about what the aims of the mission really are - and it's about to go noisy.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, Siobhan Byrne, a highly trained surveillance operative, is infiltrating the drug crew of a former IRA commander. But are her motives professional or personal? Even she doesn't know any more.
Neither Jack nor Siobhan can guess just how closely linked their operations are about to become, or just what's at stake. But as the President of the United States makes plans to visit the UK, a devastating plot unfolds.
When three deadly Stinger missiles go missing in Helmand Province, the Regiment is tasked to retrieve the weapons at all costs. SAS legend Jack Harker has a mission to lead an eight-man team into a suspected Taliban facility. He's suspicious about what the aims of the mission really are - and it's about to go noisy.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, Siobhan Byrne, a highly trained surveillance operative, is infiltrating the drug crew of a former IRA commander. But are her motives professional or personal? Even she doesn't know any more.
Neither Jack nor Siobhan can guess just how closely linked their operations are about to become, or just what's at stake. But as the President of the United States makes plans to visit the UK, a devastating plot unfolds.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was much better than the last several Chris Ryan novels. I stopped reading a while back because I got tired of the trite, simplistic, and juvenile writing and plots. But The Kill Zone turned out to be a complex, violent, gritty, realistic thriller about terrorism and drug trafficking, with detailed descriptions of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Somalia, and an unexpected ending that leaves room for a potential sequel. I definitely enjoyed this book a lot more than the new Frederick Forsyth and Gerald Seymour novels released this year. I hope Chris Ryan will write more books like this one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was an epic page turner! I couldn't put this book down even to go to sleep at night. After each chapter I just wanted more; to know what was going to happen next and how the story was going to develop. This book not only engulfed my imagination but it also entranced me and kept my attention through out. A must read by all standards!
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's too easy to be dismissive of Chris Ryan's pumped-up action adventures. The action sequences here in The Kill Zone are joined together with a bunch of military acronyms, crude army-speak narrative ("everyone knew that word spread around this place like s- on a blanket"), stock phrases ("everyone realised that a war like this was won or lost on the ground"), and clichéd macho dialogue ("There are two kinds of luck, Jack - the luck you get and the luck you make yourself"), but it makes no claims to be great literature. When it comes to developing an exciting storyline that is packed with incident, tension, war heroics and sneering evil foreign villains, Ryan delivers. A former SAS member himself, commander of a sniper team of an anti-terrorist unit, involved in overt and covert operations, there's also no denying that Ryan writes from an authoritative position, accurately describing the world he knows, but able at the same time to spin it into a thrilling yarn.
That's certainly the case with his latest novel The Kill Zone, the story taking in operations in the Stan (that's Afghanistan for you civilians out there) of larger-than-life SAS Captain Jack Harker, as well as work of former Det surveillance officer Siobhan Byrne, an undercover operative in Belfast, where, despite the Peace Process, the ex-paramilitaries continue their involvement in organised crime. And what links the two operations? The drug trade evidently, but also another kind of trade, one that Harker and Byrne's missing daughter Lily appears to be caught up in, a nasty business that takes them to one of the most dangerous places on the face of the Earth - Somalia.
The world Ryan operates in doesn't allow for a great deal of subtlety in either the action or the characterisation - it's a case of get in, hit hard and "exfiltrate", where the people inevitably are rather too hard-edged to let the weaknesses of any genuine personality traits break through their tough exteriors. The dialogue between these one-dimensional characters is consequently often quite banal, Ryan relying on the stock characterisation of maverick action heroes and, it has to be said, racial stereotypes when it comes to describing all the dangerous foreigners who pose a threat to the stability of the world that Jack and Siobhan are fighting for.
But you're not going to be reading The Kill Zone for any insight into cultural differences or for the finer points of international diplomacy. If you're looking for fast, tough, non-stop action, heroics and explosions, imaginatively put together from a position of authority, accuracy and authenticity (with a healthy dose of creative licence of course), and some genuinely shocking twists and turns, then The Kill Zone fits the bill. Big time.
That's certainly the case with his latest novel The Kill Zone, the story taking in operations in the Stan (that's Afghanistan for you civilians out there) of larger-than-life SAS Captain Jack Harker, as well as work of former Det surveillance officer Siobhan Byrne, an undercover operative in Belfast, where, despite the Peace Process, the ex-paramilitaries continue their involvement in organised crime. And what links the two operations? The drug trade evidently, but also another kind of trade, one that Harker and Byrne's missing daughter Lily appears to be caught up in, a nasty business that takes them to one of the most dangerous places on the face of the Earth - Somalia.
The world Ryan operates in doesn't allow for a great deal of subtlety in either the action or the characterisation - it's a case of get in, hit hard and "exfiltrate", where the people inevitably are rather too hard-edged to let the weaknesses of any genuine personality traits break through their tough exteriors. The dialogue between these one-dimensional characters is consequently often quite banal, Ryan relying on the stock characterisation of maverick action heroes and, it has to be said, racial stereotypes when it comes to describing all the dangerous foreigners who pose a threat to the stability of the world that Jack and Siobhan are fighting for.
But you're not going to be reading The Kill Zone for any insight into cultural differences or for the finer points of international diplomacy. If you're looking for fast, tough, non-stop action, heroics and explosions, imaginatively put together from a position of authority, accuracy and authenticity (with a healthy dose of creative licence of course), and some genuinely shocking twists and turns, then The Kill Zone fits the bill. Big time.
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writing is getting better
Really enjoyed this book and can definitely see a better standard of writing and story telling in this book, compared to some of the earlier ones. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phil
Interesting plot
It should be noted that the audio CD version that I have is abridged, and read by Rupert Degas. Degas does a good job as narrator, making it clear who is talking at any given... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Russell Phillips
Action Packed!!!!!
Superb book! Great plot! I was completely hooked on this book from the very first page! Some great twists, unexpected ending and realistic outcomes!!!! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Frankie Del Piero
supreb rip roaring storyline
like most of the reviewers was hooked on this book from the very start. switching from Norn Iron to Somalia and Afghanistan this was a brilliant read from start to finish and to my... Read more
Published 13 months ago by steveo
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I found this book was full of suspence and an addicting book to read I would hihl reccomend this book to anyone who asked for a good book to read
Published 13 months ago by J. Szapajko
Mediocre Effort
By Chris Ryan's standards I thought this was a very mediocre effort. Fire Fight was the last one of his books that I really enjoyed. This isn't going to turn it around. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dan Mollett
Much Better
As an enthusiastic reader of such novels, I had been disappointed with the output of this author over the last few releases to the extent that I almost decided not bother with any... Read more
Published 16 months ago by John Richard
The Kill Zone by Chris Ryan
Another plot twister from chris ryan will the main character save the day what a challange. up there with the best.
Published 17 months ago by Ms. R. Chapman
Chris Ryan
This is by far the best "Chris Ryan" since the vey early books. A 100% page turner with plenty of twists and turns. Read more
Published 17 months ago by N. L. Richardson
kill zone
what can i say am awesome book by chris ryan, must be one of his best. i couldnt put it down.
totally believable and realistic
totally believable and realistic
Published 17 months ago by paul cook
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