{"product_id":"hard-target","title":"Hard Target","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series.\u003cbr\u003eFormer SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment''s deadliest enemies, in some of the most desolate places on earth. And he''s always won. Now he''s about to face his toughest challenge yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter losing his hand whilst on a covert operation in Afghanistan, Gardner is forced to stand down from active duty. Now he lives off the grid. But trouble finds him in the shape of a phone call from an old friend. Ex-Regiment legend John Bald is trapped in a bullet-ridden favela in Rio de Janeiro and a violent gang is out to kill him. Unless Gardner helps, Bald is a dead man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat begins as a simple rescue mission soon descends into a desperate struggle for survival as Gardner finds himself caught up in a conceit that stretches from the slums of Brazil to the frozen steppes of Siberia. Stalked by elusive MI6 agents and ruthless ex-Blades, Gardner must draw on all his training and instincts to hunt down the hardest target of all - before disaster strikes... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chris Ryan Extreme books take you even further into the heart of the mission with more extreme action, more extreme language and more extreme pace. Like \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eMedal of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e, you''ll feel part of the team.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Ryan Extreme: Hard Target has already been published as four separate shorter missions on ebook. This print edition features a new prequel mission that hasn''t been published in ebook. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312000934270,"sku":"NW9781444729467","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781444729467.jpg?v=1778585992","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/hard-target","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}