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Ricky has lived on the streets for a while now. Life is tough, but he's sharp and quick, and he gets by. Until he steals from the wrong people... Luckily for him he is rescued by a stranger who makes him an offer he can't refuse: a flat and money in exchange for learning certain skills - surveillance techniques and hand-to-hand combat. But what is this all for? Ricky is about to find out...
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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. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004).
