Tenth Man Down

About the Author

Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years 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; 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 the last two years he has trained potential recruits for the SAS.

He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away (1995) which was also adapted for the screen. He is also the author of the bestsellers Stand By, Stand By (1996), Zero Option (1997), The Kremlin Device (1998), The Hit List (2000), The Watchman (2001), Land of Fire (2002), Greed (2003), The Increment (2004), Blackout (2005), Ultimate Weapon (2006) and Chris Ryan’s SAS Fitness Book (2001).

He lectures in business motivation and security and is currently working as a bodyguard in America.