The Journalist (Jamie Ryder thriller series)
by John Reid YoungPublish: Aug 25, 2021Series: Jamie Ryder SeriesCrime Fiction Thriller Suspense Action & Adventure Book Overview
From master storyteller John Reid Young, this is the opening book in an adventure-filled and action-packed new series that’s perfect for fans of Nick Stone and Jack Reacher.
“An intelligent, enjoyable thriller tracking one man’s road to redemption.” – Thomas Waugh
Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone does their duty.
Jamie Ryder is a highly-trained officer in the British army with a beautiful girlfriend and a bright future. But within a few days he has quit his regiment, and his girlfriend has left him.
Lost and alone, Jamie considers opportunities offered by security contacts in London. But a chance meeting sees him heading impulsively to the Scilly Isles to try and rebuild his life.
While there he meets Brendan, a personable Irishman who’s desperate for help to deliver a yacht to a port in northern Spain. Yet this isn’t any normal cruise, but a gun-running operation between the IRA and Basque Separatists.
Jamie finds himself at the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse, and a terrifying plot only he can foil. It would be easy to look the other way, but he’s not running any more. With lives on the line Jamie knows he must do his duty…
