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I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It started out as another "high action" thriller, the kind of book I like to read at night to clear my mind after the "research-for-my-writing" I often read during the day. Then an eight year old girl named Kelly came onto the scene and everything chang Leggi tutto

Most good espionage thrillers are written by Americans, and this might cause us to forget that the British pretty much invented the genre, with John Buchan, Graham Greene and Ian Fleming among the most prominent pioneers. Andy McNab is now a member of the club. His style might not suit all, being po Leggi tutto

I actually really enjoyed this. It's the sort of action story where the protagonist doesn't just go through crap to come out as the saviour - Nick Stone goes through crap, and then more crap, and then to top it off, even more crap. I really enjoyed the action and the thought processes behind characte Leggi tutto

Author Andy McNab is ex-SAS and he weaves a detailed knowledge of not just what happens in the covert military world, but often explains exactly how the little things are done and achieved, throughout his masterly work. In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, that ability just adds spice to the gripping Leggi tutto

As I said in a previous review, he's a really good story-teller. This is a well-composed story of drug-smuggling and government abuse of power. From someone else you might just accept that as part of the story, from McNab you'd suspect that it was simply well-informed. I was most impressed with the

Great read on the end of being an enjoyable action thriller. It's written smartly without having to sacrifice to become simplistic. McNab's an author who will just use a phrase and explain it easily without having a huge lull in the action. You can tell that he was somebody who did the deed back in

The thing to remember about this book is it was written in the 90s. Nowadays there are tons of films and books about ex-special forces/spys getting lumbered with a kid and having to protect them from people trying to kill them, and at the same time learning to care about them. It's a trite idea, but Leggi tutto