Blackout

By Chris Ryan

Book Overview

A relentless, edge-of-your-seat action novel full of twists and turns from multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will not be disappointed.

'Hard as nails' -- Mirror
'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' -- Irish Times
'Great story which keeps you on your toes throughout' -- ***** Reader review
'Hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review
'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review
'Gripping stuff' -- ***** Reader review

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IS THIS THE GREATEST TERRORIST CATASTROPHE SINCE 9/11?

Three cities all lose power. No-one claims responsibility. Fears of a terrorist strike are imminent.

Josh Harding is a tough SAS soldier. Yet his disregard for authority has landed him a secondment to MI6's anti-terrorism unit. In the wake of the mysterious 'Three Cities' attacks, Josh finds himself on the way to the USA, on the trail of a pair of intrepid young hackers who are out to try and make themselves a fortune, and who are in grave danger from those who would kill for the secrets they have managed to uncover: how to control the power of the Western world.

But soon Josh finds himself waking up in a ditch, bloody and wounded, and with no memory of who he is, how he got there, or how he got hurt. Yet one thing is for certain - Josh is in danger.

Stranded in the Wild West, Josh must rely on his instincts as a soldier and on the kindness of a beautiful stranger in order to escape those who appear intent on tracking him down and killing him - all for a secret he can't remember.

His determination to discover who he is, and what he was doing there leads him into an explosive web of corporate blackmail, deceit and greed - where the stakes are high and where no-one can be trusted.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099556634
• ISBN13: 9780099556633
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.1" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

It took less than two days for me to read. Couldn't put it down. Non-stop action. Similar in style to Andy McNab, one of my favorite authors in this genre. Buy it. You won't regret it.

Excellent story with a lot of twists.

Another good book from Chris Ryan. The story line seems predictable but it always adds a new turn of events to the whole story. The loss of memory from Josh Harding brings the effect that we learn the story as the same time he does which brings suspense to the reading. Also, there is always a good amount of gunfight, torture, deaths and our beloved terrorists attack. As usual, the author Chris Ryan, talks about a subjects he knows: the SAS Regiment, terrorism, military slang and adventure. Overall, it is a nice page-turner book on an overused subject (terrorism) from an author that knows how it is.