Zero Option: a relentless, race-against-time action thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan

Oct 2009 · Random House

About this ebook

Another non-stop, pulse-pounding thriller from the established master of the military fiction genre, multi-million copy bestseller Chris Ryan. Fans of Andy McNab, Lee Child, Clive Cussler and Stephen Leather will not be disappointed...

'Slick, polished and gut-wrenching stuff' -- Irish Times
'Real strength in detailing the nitty-gritty of operations' -- Sunday Times
'Remarkable ... gripping' -- The Daily Express
'Both thumbs up!' -- ***** Reader review
'Has you hooked from the first to the last page' -- ***** Reader review
'Once you start you won't want to put down ...' -- ***** Reader review
'Best covert / military thriller I've read for years' -- ***** Reader review
'Unmissable' -- ***** Reader review

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ASSASSINATE THE PRIME MINISTER...OR YOUR SON DIES

SAS Sergeant Geordie Sharp is required to undertake two top-secret missions, in the full knowledge that, if things go wrong, the authorities will deny all involvement.

In the first mission he is to serve as a commander of a hit team on a Black, or an 100% non-attributable operation assigned to the SAW, the Regiment's ultra-secret Subversive Action Wing. His target is an Iraqi who defected to Libya after the Gulf War. The aim is to kill him and leave no clue to the identity or origin of the assassins.

Returning to base, Sharp finds he must also carry out a high-level political assassination on mainland Britain. If he fails, his four-year-old son will die at the hands of the IRA.

Trapped between opposing forces in a fight to the death, he twists and turns through a maze of nightmare options, desperately seeking some way of averting tragedy.

Who will be hit the hardest - Geordie Sharp or the British government?

Ratings and reviews

Brilliant Thoroughly enjoyed it , would recommend it if you enjoy suspence

Brilliant. Just got off edge of my seat.

A good read !

About the author

Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment , 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, of which 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. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the Alpha Force and Code Red series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world.