The Watchman

The Watchman

an unstoppable action thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan

Summary

A duel to death between an SAS soldier and the man who taught him everything he knows... This high-octane, adrenalin-fuelled thriller from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan is perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather.

'First-rate action thriller' -- Express
'Pure, unadulterated violence-all part of the myth and mystique of the SAS' -- Mirror
'Fast-paced, sexy, violent' -- Sunday Mercury
'A truly excellent work' -- ***** Reader review
'Best I've read in a while and I'm a voracious reader' -- ***** Reader review
'Fast paced, loads of action and I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'Difficult to put down once I started it' -- ***** Reader review
'The usual Chris Ryan "edge of your seat" read' -- ***** Reader review

*****
THE BODY COUNT IS RISING...

SAS Captain Alex Temple is on an urgent mission. Someone has been murdering MI5 officers and it looks as if the killer is an insider, one of the Regiment's own. Alex's task is to track down and eliminate the killer, and to assist him he is assigned an MI5 liaison officer - the attractive but abrasive Dawn Harding.

The body-count is mounting and a deadly and relentless manhunt begins. Soon Alex will learn the bitter truth: in the shadowy battlegrounds of the Intelligence wars there is no good and no evil - only winners and losers.

Reviews

  • First-rate action thriller
    Express

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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