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Chris Ryan
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Pages: 432 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0099460076
Pub: Arrow Books Ltd
Pub date: 2008-05-22
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84567
Reader Reviews:
Lacked continuity (0/8 people found this helpful)
I thought the story was good but like many of the SAS genre, these guys are obviously running out of ideas for plots. Usual good bits but the book just didn't gel together for me.
Absorbing and entertaining read (4/19 people found this helpful)
If you’re looking for great piece of literature, er, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for detailed psychoanalysis of all the characters in the book, er, well, er, not that either (although you don’t get some insight into the mind of the main character). However, if you’re looking for an entertaining fast moving read in the world of the SAS then this is a book for you.
Ideally read on train journies to work, or perhaps lounging around on holiday, The Kremlin Device tells the story of a member of the SAS, Geordie Sharp who is tasked with training his Russian equivalents with the skills to combat the Russian Mafia. However, there’s a little bit more to it than that, and before long Sharp has to save the day for his superiors back West.
Chris Ryan (of Bravo Two Zero fame) uses his experience in the SAS to provide a level of detail and methodology which an author could not get without having been there so to speak. It starts when you first open the book whereby you are presented with 4 pages of acronyms making sure you know your EMOE from your COBR. By the end of this book (like other Ryan books I have read) I cannot help but me amazed by the thorough ruthlessness of soldiers in such a situation, and look forward to reading more Ryan books in the future.
A good, non-taxing holiday read. (17/20 people found this helpful)
The Kremlin Device is great if all you want is a credible, innovative plot that's easy to follow. In other words, an ideal holiday read! Some of the more established thriller/crime writers have fallen into the trap of producing over complicated stories with a multitude of characters and endings that are cobbled together in indecent haste. This criticism cannot be levelled at Ryan although the ending of the Kremlin Device is the least plausible and satisfying part of the book. I will certainly give him another chance !
worth between 4 or 5 stars ! (0/10 people found this helpful)
This is the BEST book i have read so far by Chris Ryan, and i have read just about all of them. Also try out a book called 'First into Action' (about the SBS)which is even better!
Another good read (10/11 people found this helpful)
I think that yet again Chris Ryan has done himself proud by writing a very good novel. Yes, it may be slow in some parts but overall this is another fast paced, gritty story. Once again Ryan has allowed us to understand Geordie Sharp's character and the amazing skill and intellect the special force opertaives are shown to have through many SAS books. I look forward to any books Ryan writes in the future.
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