Product Description

Nick Stone, ex SAS, now working for British Intelligence, is tough, resourceful, ruthless. Sarah is beautiful, steel willed, intelligent. As the pair are purued through the backwoods of the American South, Stones mission becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy to which only Sarah hold the key.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13262 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

From the Back Cover
In British military intelligence, deniable operations is the most dangerous tightrope you can walk. Ex-SAS man, Nick Stone, has no choice in the matter. He may be tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained, but he still must do what his masters want, whatever that might be.

Sarah Greenwood is beautiful, steel-willed, intelligent, cunning - the only woman that Stone has ever let under his guard. And now he's been sent to hunt her down ...

As the pair are pursued through the backwoods of the American South, Stone's mission becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse, and a journey to the heart of a terrifying conspiracy to which only Sarah holds the key. And as the tension builds to breaking point, the two are led to a confrontation that echoes our worst nightmares.

About the Author
Andy McNab:
joined the infantry as a boy soldier. In 1984 he was 'badged' as a member of 22 SAS Regiment and was involved in both covert and overt special operations worldwide. During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, 'will remain in regimental history for ever'. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS in February 1993. He wrote about his experiences in two phenomenal bestsellers, Bravo Two Zero, which was filmed in 1998 starring Sean Bean, and Immediate Action. He is the author of the bestselling novels, Remote Control, Crisis Four, Firewall, Last Light, Liberation Day and Dark Winter. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK.

Customer Reviews

Another Cracking Read
This is yet another excellent McNab novel. It starts off fast paced, but then does seem to get a bit slower. In my opinion, that's not really a big issue, because it just adds to the excitement at the end when the plot culminates. Love this book, as I do all McNab's work. You really should give this a read.

Absolutely essential reading, a must for all McNab fans.
This book is a follow on from Remote control all though if you haven't yet read it, it isn't essential, it combines McNab's traditional use of suspense, thrill, and of course, violence. It gives all laymen a great insight into the world of espionage and deceit and leaves the question of 'Who can we really trust?' hanging over our heads.The book is set in the UK and USA and keeps you glued to the edge of your seat all the way through. The plot is completly unlike Remote control but keeps all the essential elements which have made all his books essential. Read tihs book: (a) if you liked Remote control. (b) If you like military themed books (c) if you like realistic james bond or (d) if you just like a good read.

What a disappointment!
The first 30 pages of this book are riveting, unputdownable. Suddenly that stops and it seems McNab starts on a mission to find a cure for insomnia. It doesn't help with him using the same country as his first novel, but what crushes even the most enthusiastic reader is the relentless minute detail. Thrill as Nick Stone takes 20 pages to describe a non-descript apartment (which plays no further role in the plot), marvel as he talks about how to hide in a bush, telling us about almost each twig that he cuts away. There is action and plot here, of course, but it's bogged down in so much irrelevence I found myself checking my watch as I was reading! Detial IS important, but not detail that has little or no bearing on the story. I read this book to the end because I have enjoyed McNab's earlier work, but it never recovered to the level of those first 30 pages. The twist in the tail most readers will spot coming a mile off, but by that point any sympathy for Stone and his predicament is long gone. This is essentially a book for the American market, its settings and plot are designed solely to show them in the best possible light. It doesn't seem to make sense to have Brits as the lead characters. Meanwhile, I'm going to stick to re-reading Bravo Two Zero every year or so.