moment's hesitation, touched the chestnut-brown hair of the girl behind the wheel. She, in her turn, fractionally inclined her head towards him. A close observer might have detected a certain wariness between the two of them.
But there was no observer. The car pulled quietly away and by the time the first police sirens were audible, the couple had vanished.
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Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961 and joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years~ service he was involved in both 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, the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal.
Chris Ryan wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away (1995) which was also adapted for screen.
He is also the author of the bestsellers Stand By, Stand By (1996), Zero Option (1997), The Kremlin Device (1998), Tenth Man Down (1999) and The Hit List (2000).
