BURKE BRYANT
STILL ALIVE: BUT AT WHAT COST
"Impossible to look away from — wildly suspenseful and unflinchingly human." — BRETT VELICOVICH, Author of Drone Warrior
Dozens of countries. Rubble, floodwater, artillery fire. Two Presidential Lifetime Achievement Awards for work most people couldn't survive for a week. And yet the hardest thing Burke Bryant ever faced wasn't a disaster zone — it was the quiet that came after. Still Alive is the memoir he didn't want to write: honest, unsentimental, and impossible to look away from — the story of a man who was exceptional at saving others and had no idea how to save himself.
What Others Are Staying About Still Alive: But At What Cost
"Intimate and uncompromising truth. Bryant dismantles the myth of endless endurance and replaces it with something rarer — honesty. His thoughtfulness and courage are evident throughout these pages, just as they have been in his life as both a friend and a colleague."
— HELS GOETH, Investigative Journalist
Burke Bryant is a brilliant storyteller. His ability to thrill, captivate, and eviscerate with his storytelling are the hallmarks of a great writer."
— LINDY RYAN, Multi Award-Winning and Bestselling Author
Burke Bryant is a multi-genre author spanning fiction and nonfiction. Much of his work is drawn from personal experience and the stories that shaped him early on. His influences include Stieg Larsson, Gillian Flynn, and Dennis Lehane.
His path to writing was inspired by his late partner, bestselling author Jennifer Jaynes. He is the author of Still Alive: But At What Cost, a memoir exploring his years in international high-risk rescue work and the toll it took on his life.
Bryant is currently working on several psychological thrillers slated for release in 2026. When not writing, he is engaged in rescue work and public speaking, and spends time in his garden with his dogs, Five9 and River.
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