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Code Red
Code Red
Series · 6 books · 2006-2009
By
Chris Ryan
Books in series
#1
Flash Flood
2006
Ben's on a trip to London to meet his mum. But an accident at the Thames Barrier, combined with a tidal surge and a dramatic thunderstorm - and suddenly his trip turns into something totally different as the Barrier is breached and London is flooded. With streets underwater, communications down, rats pouring up out of the sewers and thousands of people in a state of panic, survival becomes a key issue. But as Ben tries to get across London to meet his mother, little does he know that two terrorists have a similar rendezvous . . .
#2
Wildfire
2006
Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia. In the midst of a drought, it's hot. And it's dry. Drier than it's been for years. And it only takes a spark to set off a fire...
#3
Outbreak
2007
Thirteen-year-old Ben is spending the summer in the Congo where his father is examining a valuable mineral mining operation. But a mysterious killer virus is spreading throughout the country which the mine manager is trying to hush up. It’s up to Ben and his friend, Halima, to prevent disaster.
#4
Vortex
2008
Ben Tracey is having a well-deserved, restful week of birdwatching with his cousin, Annie when they witness a man in an RAF uniform shoot one of the beautiful Hen Harrier birds dead. When, later that day, they meet an old man full of conspiracy theories about the nearby RAF training base they’re curious to know more and creep into the base—Spadeadam. But little do they know that they are in serious danger . . . From the Trade Paperback edition.
#5
Twister
2008
Code Red, Code Red - this plane has been hijacked! Page-turning action from SAS hero, Chris Ryan, as Ben Tracy finds himself caught up in a plane crash and a kidnap - in the heart of a tornado ... Ben Tracy is on holiday in the Cayman Islands when a hurricane warning means he and his new friend, the son of an oil billionaire, must fly out of range. But as the plane heads for Miami, an unfamiliar voice comes over the tannoy: the aircraft has been hijacked. If anyone tries to make their way into the cockpit, they will be instantly shot.
#6
Battleground
2009
The brand new action-packed sixth Code Red adventure thriller for young readers Fourteen-year-old Ben Tracy goes to Pakistan with his environmental-activist mother, who then travels across the border into Afghanistan, leaving Ben behind, where it’s safe. But Ben and his new friend, Aarya, are kidnapped and find themselves caught up in a terrifying planned Taliban attack that could destroy Southern Afghanistan killing thousands. And when Ben sees their kidnappers are carrying some sort of weapon that looks like a suitcase, he realizes that their lives are in serious danger.
Author
Chris Ryan
Author · 85 books