Product Description

The stunning new bestseller from the author of Dark Winter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45327 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 512 pages

Synopsis
Nick Stone's future has never looked as bleak. The only person he's ever loved is dead. The only people who might give him a reason not to join her have turned their backs. Until a chance encounter with a man he saved ten years ago appears to throw him a lifeline...But on the bullet- and bomb-scarred streets of Baghdad, second chances are in short supply. A simple quest becomes a journey to the heart of a chilling conspiracy; too late, he realizes that he is being used as bait - to lure into the open a man he believes can offer some salvation, but whom the darker forces of the West will stop at nothing to destroy...From its violent and shocking opening in the Muslim enclaves of Bosnia, through vivid, lightning-paced action in war-torn Iraq, this unforgettable story proves Andy McNab yet again to be the master of the modern thriller, a writer at the very top of his game.

From the Publisher
The stunning new bestseller from the author of Dark Winter

From the Back Cover
Nick Stone's future has never looked so bleak. The only person he's ever loved is dead. The only people who might give him a reason not to join her have turned their backs.
Until a chance encounter with a man he saved ten years ago appears to throw him a lifeline . . .
But on the bullet- and bomb-scarred streets of Baghdad, second chances are in short supply. A simple quest becomes a journey to the heart of a chilling conspiracy; too late, Stone realizes that he is being used as bait – to lure into the open a man he believes can offer some salvation but whom the darker forces of the West will stop at nothing to destroy . . .
From its violent and shocking opening in the Muslim enclaves of Bosnia, through vivid, lightning-paced action in war-torn Iraq, this unforgettable story proves Andy McNab yet again to be the master of the modern thriller, a writer at the very top of his game.

Customer Reviews

This is this the weakest link....
Having read every McNab book up to this point, I can comfortably say that this is the weakest, it develops well throughout most of the book (Good characters, vivid descriptive narative etc)until the last 20% of the book, where he seems to have lost his train of thought and forgotten how he intended to end the book, leading to a very unsatisfying fizzle instead of the usual bang. If you want to read a really good McNab book, try Crisis Four, Remote control or Liberation day....avoid this one, it adds nothing to the series

A good read!
Well after the last outing, Nick Stone appeared to be in dire straights. I thought McNab did an excellent job to get Stone back into action. The story goes along at a good pace despite what others have been saying about the "excess" detail. Indeed, the last third of the book was actually too short in my opinion! As another reader has pointed out, it seemed a bit rushed. Nevertheless, this book is a good read!

Deep Black
A rather dull book compared to his previous novels. The storyline was not as gripping as Dark Winter and it didn't seem to have the same quality.