Chris Ryan Books in Order

After his brother’s death, Sergeant Major Luke Carter is sent to Australia to recruit two elite candidates for a highly sensitive mission. When the plan collapses, the team is forced into action on an operation that could shift the war in Ukraine.

Jamie Carter returns from a mission in Tajikistan to find the stakes even higher. Tasked with tracking a new threat and rooting out bad actors, he’s forced into a cold, high-pressure chase where one mistake could ignite a wider crisis.

SAS Warrant Officer Jamie Carter breaks ranks to stop a terrorist attack in Mali and is branded an outcast. Sent on a deniable mission to find a rogue British operator in Afghanistan, he faces a fight where loyalty is never simple.

A coded operation turns into a race to prevent a devastating attack. As Danny Black follows the trail from one lead to the next, he finds the enemy is organised, well-funded, and closer than anyone wants to admit.

SAS Staff Sergeant Josh Bowman comes home to find his family murdered, and grief turns into a drive for answers. When a chemical-weapons attack hits a royal wedding, he’s pulled into an elite hunt that leads toward the Kremlin.

Max and the Special Forces Cadets face enemies who don’t hesitate and don’t negotiate. On a mission that turns brutal fast, the team has to keep their cover, protect each other, and outthink people who play for keeps.

A deadly plot is closing in, and the team trying to stop it is running out of options. As the circle tightens around them, a covert unit has to break the pattern before the next strike turns into mass casualties.

An accessible history of the Special Air Service, from its origins to modern missions. It covers how the unit was formed, how it evolved, and why its methods and reputation have had such a lasting impact.

A new campaign of sabotage points to a ruthless adversary with big geopolitical aims. As the trail leads across Europe, a covert team fights to prevent a red strike that could tip the world into open conflict.

Someone vanishes, and the Special Forces Cadets are the only ones who can get close without blowing the operation. The search pulls Max and the team into hostile ground where every contact could be a trap—and every delay costs lives.

The cadets are sent on a mission where the goal is simple on paper: bring the right people to justice. In the field it’s chaos, and Max has to balance violence, evidence, and survival while the enemy tries to disappear.

When a soldier working undercover inside Islamic State disappears, Danny Black is sent to find him. The trail runs from Hereford to Syria and back again, and Danny realises his deadliest enemy may be far closer than he ever expected.

A top-secret programme trains under-16 operatives for jobs adults can’t do. When a siege situation spirals out of control, Max and the cadets are sent in to gather intelligence, protect lives, and survive long enough for help to arrive.

In Helmand Province, Danny Black is part of a top-secret SAS kill team hunting high-value targets. Then he’s framed for a sickening crime, turning him into the hunted in terrain where mistakes are fatal.

A coordinated threat is building across multiple countries, and a covert British unit is sent to disrupt it. With misinformation everywhere and allies hard to trust, they have to stop a global strike before it lands.

A brutal war between cartels rages on the US–Mexico border, and the CIA asks for help. Danny Black and his team are sent in deniably to destabilise the Zetas and draw out their elusive leader—before the mission burns everyone involved.

A highly trained assassin is moving through the shadows, and the next hit could spark international fallout. As the chase crosses borders, a covert team has to predict the killer’s next move and stop him before the body count climbs.

A practical guide to staying safe in a dangerous world, from everyday risks to terrorism and hostile situations. Chris Ryan focuses on awareness, planning, and simple habits that can help you protect yourself and the people around you.

Zak Darke is in Prague when a team of terrorists seizes a hotel full of guests. Cut off and outgunned, he has to keep his cover, protect the people around him, and turn the attackers’ plan against them.

A terror campaign is built around a list of names, and being on it means you’re already dead. A special-forces team races from one lead to the next, trying to identify the mastermind before the killings trigger a wider attack.

Islamic State fighters are slipping into Europe on migrant boats, and the SAS is hunting them in the shadows. When Danny Black learns of a planned attack in London, he’s pushed deep into enemy territory to stop it before it hits home.

Ricky’s a street kid looking for a break when a stranger offers him a new life. The price is going undercover. Thrown into the world of covert operations, Ricky has to learn fast before his first job goes wrong.

A series of targeted murders points to a killer who knows how to vanish. Pulled into the hunt, an ex-SAS operator tracks the pattern through a world of informers and false trails, where one silent shot can change everything.

Danny Black goes rogue on an unofficial mission in the deserts of East Africa, searching for his missing friend Spud. With local militias and extremists in the mix, he has to build a team fast and fight his way to the truth.

When British officials are kidnapped in Nigeria, Danny Black is sent in with a small SAS team. They uncover prisoners infected with a deadly disease and a terror plan to spread it far beyond Africa, turning the mission into a race against time.

A dangerous man is on the run, and the people hunting him don’t play by the rules. As the chase tightens, an ex-SAS operator is forced to take extreme measures, knowing the wrong target could bring chaos on a much bigger scale.

After a suicide bombing in London, SAS soldier Danny Black joins a deniable assassination squad hunting terrorist cells. The investigation takes him from Britain to the Middle East, where every lead reveals another layer of corruption and danger.

A surveillance job in South Africa should be straightforward, until Zak Darke spots an old enemy and a much darker operation. Pulled into a terrorist network that exploits child soldiers, he must act before time runs out.

Told through the eyes of Jamie, an amputee veteran, this short story follows Lance Corporal Sam Maguire in an Afghanistan bomb-disposal unit. His closest partner is a springer spaniel sniffer dog, Charlie—and both are tested to the limit.

Zak is sent undercover to infiltrate a gang of teenage gun dealers. One wrong move could expose him, but letting the weapons hit the streets is unthinkable. He has to play his role and find the source.

A high-risk operation under cover of darkness pulls an ex-SAS operator into a hunt that stretches across borders. With a terror network moving fast and betrayal close by, he has to hit first—or be the next target.

SAS trooper Danny Black is sent into the chaos of Syria to make contact with rebel forces and the private military men shaping the fight. The deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes someone is buying death—and Danny may be next.

A bomber targets London, and the key to stopping the next attack is a cipher no one can crack. Zak races to decode it, following clues that lead to a teenage boy trapped in a coma.

Zak Darke goes undercover as a charity volunteer in West Africa, where a routine surveillance job hides a bigger plot. To stop a deadly shipment, he has to get close to armed criminals and stay invisible.

Former SAS operative Joe Mansfield witnessed the Bin Laden raid, and now someone is dismantling his life. With his family targeted and a terror plot brewing, Joe has to uncover what really happened that night—before he’s silenced for good.

As Britain reels from a surge of violent incidents, ex-SAS man Matt Browning realises something darker is happening. A secret assassination squad called the Increment is killing former soldiers, and Matt is pulled into a chase that reaches Russia and back.

A non-fiction look at the world of mercenaries and private military contractors, from recruitment and training to the jobs they take. It digs into the moral grey areas, the money, and the way war changes when it’s run like a business.

SAS legend Jack Harker leads a small team into Helmand Province to recover stolen Stinger missiles. With a Belfast surveillance officer feeding intelligence and enemies on all sides, the mission turns into a brutal race to stop the weapons being used.

In the early days of the Afghanistan war, an SAS soldier joins a hard-edged multinational team hunting al-Qaeda. The fights are close, the margins are thin, and the mission becomes a test of courage and loyalty under fire.

Recovering from a blast in Afghanistan, former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner is pulled into a new operation with deadly consequences. The target is high value, the rules keep changing, and the people giving orders may be hiding their own agenda.

After his parents are killed, teen Zak Darke is recruited into a secret spy programme. Training is brutal, and his first assignment turns dangerous fast, forcing him to trust strangers and think like an agent.

Two brothers serving in the SAS are pushed into a high-risk operation that tests loyalty and nerve. As the mission spirals and the enemy closes in, they’re forced to decide what they’ll sacrifice to stop a deadly plot.

A fast-moving standalone thriller built around a mission where pressure, deception, and split-second choices decide everything. When the stakes turn personal, the only way through is to keep fighting—and keep thinking.

On a school exchange in Pakistan, Ben Tracey and his host Aarya see something they shouldn’t and are kidnapped. Forced through a planned terrorist operation, they’re dragged toward a battleground where thousands could die.

Ben Tracey goes birdwatching and stumbles onto a secret project at a nearby military base. Renegade researchers are building an illegal, lethal weapon, and Ben and his cousin Annie have to stop it before it’s tested for real.

Ben’s holiday in the Cayman Islands ends with a hurricane evacuation and a flight to Miami. Then the plane is hijacked. Trapped in the cabin, Ben must stay calm and find a way to survive a crisis at 30,000 feet.

A split-second decision to help someone seems harmless—until it pulls an ordinary person into a violent chain of events. With danger closing in, doing the right thing becomes a problem you can’t simply walk away from.

Former SAS Captain Will Jackson has nothing left after a terrorist attack kills his family. Pulled back for a mission in Afghanistan, he realises he’s being manipulated—and that thousands of lives could depend on what he does next.

Ben joins his mum in Australia during a brutal drought, when a small blaze turns into a raging inferno. As protests build and a senior general is kidnapped, Ben ends up flying a microlight on a desperate chase through smoke and heat.

Disgraced ex-SAS soldier John Porter is pulled back into action to rescue a kidnapped journalist. The mission drags him into a brutal world of militias and intelligence games, where one wrong call can cost lives and start a wider war.

Ben spends the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo while his father investigates a coltan mine. When villagers fall seriously ill and his dad is infected, Ben and a local friend race to raise the alarm before the sickness spreads.

A new kind of weapon is in play, and the people chasing it can’t afford mistakes. As the trail runs across borders, a covert team has to stop an attack before it reaches civilians—and before the conspiracy behind it vanishes.

Thirteen-year-old Ben Tracey travels to London to meet his mum, just as the Thames Barrier fails and the city floods. With communications down and panic everywhere, he fights to reach her—unaware two terrorists are moving through the chaos too.

Alpha Force goes after an enemy who seems protected from consequences. To bring him down, the cadets need evidence, nerve, and a clean escape plan—because the wrong accusation could make them the next targets.

Alpha Force is sent into a tense hotspot where a single act of sabotage could trigger disaster. As the situation fractures around them, the cadets race to find the culprits and protect civilians while avoiding capture themselves.

A trail of dirty cash leads Alpha Force into the middle of a dangerous deal funding violence. The cadets must expose who’s buying weapons and who’s selling them—then get out before the people behind the money silence them.

A wave of coordinated attacks hits major cities, and the next phase is designed to plunge the world into darkness. As power and communications begin to fail, the hunt becomes a sprint across borders to stop a blackout-level disaster.

A mission tied to oil—black gold—pulls Alpha Force into a ruthless world of profit and sabotage. The cadets have to infiltrate a criminal operation and prevent a catastrophe, knowing their enemies won’t leave witnesses.

Alpha Force heads into Australia’s harsh outback, where an assignment turns into a fight against heat, distance, and armed enemies. To finish the mission, the cadets must navigate the Red Centre and keep moving even when everything goes wrong.

When a mission goes sideways, Alpha Force becomes the target. With armed men tracking their every move, the cadets have to rely on stealth, teamwork, and survival skills to stay one step ahead.

A kidnapping drags Alpha Force into a rescue mission where one mistake could get hostages killed. The cadets must find the captors, stay off the radar, and pull off an extraction before time runs out.

Fresh out of the SAS and deep in debt, Matt Browning is offered a lifeline: a sanctioned raid on al-Qaeda’s money. He puts together a team to steal millions in gold and diamonds—then learns the real danger may be the deal itself.

Alpha Force is sent into the Saudi desert on a mission that becomes a relentless chase. With supplies running low and armed men closing in, the cadets must track their target across dunes and rock while staying alive.

A no-nonsense survival handbook that covers what to do when things go bad, from accidents to attacks and natural disasters. It focuses on preparation, quick decisions, and simple steps that keep you alive under pressure.

Four teenagers in the top-secret Alpha Force programme are dropped on a jungle island for a first mission that goes off-script. Cut off from help and hunted, they have to use new survival skills to make it out together.

Alpha Force follows a lead into the darkest parts of London, where the sewers hide more than rats. When they stumble into a violent criminal plot, the cadets must stay unseen, gather proof, and escape before they’re caught.

A covert operation in a volatile region turns into a race through shifting loyalties and rising body counts. With politics, money, and terror tangled together, the people on the ground have to decide who they can trust to get home.

SAS captain Alex Temple is given a simple job: watch, protect, and keep a key person alive. The problem is the threat isn’t coming from one direction, and every step deeper into the operation makes it harder to tell friend from enemy.

A practical training guide that breaks down fitness the way the SAS approaches it: strength, endurance, speed, and mental resilience. It mixes workouts and advice with a focus on building real-world toughness, not gym showmanship.

A brutal killing draws a former SAS soldier into a personal crusade. The more he digs, the more powerful the enemy looks, and the “hit list” starts running both ways. He’ll need every old skill just to stay alive.

Geordie Sharp and an SAS team are sent to a war-torn African republic to train government forces. A local prophecy warns ten foreigners will die, and the mission turns uglier when rebels backed by foreign mercenaries close in.

Sent to Moscow to train a Russian protection unit, Geordie Sharp uncovers a criminal power play with reach far beyond Russia. As the Russian mafia tightens its grip and London becomes part of the game, he’s forced to follow orders that don’t feel clean.

Geordie Sharp is ordered onto deniable missions, including a non-attributable hit overseas. Back home, he’s pushed toward a political assassination, and the stakes turn personal when his young son becomes leverage in a deadly ultimatum.

Wounded in the Gulf War, SAS sergeant Geordie Sharp returns to Hereford to find his personal life in tatters. When a murder hits close to home, he’s posted to Belfast and drawn into a dangerous hunt for an IRA leader.

Chris Ryan tells the story of a Gulf War patrol that ended in chaos—and the solo escape that followed. It’s a boots-on-the-ground account of evasion, survival, and the physical and mental limits of endurance.