Product Description

The bestselling new novel from Britain's original SAS hero.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62747 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-06
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

Synopsis
Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life. But when his private life starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his dark past comes knocking on his door..."Recoil" is another pulsating example of modern thriller writing at its very best: compelling, authentic and utterly real. McNab has worked for many years behind the headlines and he knows only too well what makes them...

From the Inside Flap
Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends, ex-special forces soldier and deniable operator Nick Stone has only one thing on his mind: the girl who left his bed this morning without saying goodbye. And when she fails to reappear, Nick knows the honeymoon is over before it has even begun.

Her trail leads him to Africa, and the deep end of a very dirty Congo war - where it isn't long before the past comes knocking at his door, and Stone finds himself catapulted once more into the dark and brutal world he'd tried to leave behind.

As one bloody twist leads to another, his apparently simple quest becomes a journey to the heart of a chilling conspiracy, to which he and his beautiful quarry unwittingly hold the key . . .

Violent and harrowing, Nick Stone's ninth adventure is high-octane, no-holds-barred McNab - prose so testosterone-charged, action so adrenaline-pumping, it could only have been penned by the master storyteller at his electrifying, blockbusting best.

From the Back Cover
Praise for Andy McNab:

`Andy McNab knows where his strengths lie, and it's not just in his biceps . . . Only people who have not read this book could suggest that he is not a fine writer. It is a heart-thumping read.'
Daily Express

`Addictive … Packed with wild action and revealing tradecraft.'
Daily Telegraph

`McNab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he's Forsyth class.'
Mail on Sunday

`McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is non-fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there.'
Sunday Times

Customer Reviews

Different but very good
Something has changed - the editor?

The language is a bit different, the style is different, etc. A story of a battle in details. But very well written and gripping. I finally spent the whole night just to get to the end. The end again is also a bit surprising.

The usual for McNab attention to details, the hero who isn't really a hero (makes a lot of mistakes), interesting characters, etc. The story develops, is fast and dramatic.

Recommended. I loved it.

The worst Nick Stone novel yet.
After reading all the other reviews I was extremely dissapointed to discover "Recoil" is in fact the worst (by miles) McNab book to date.

Since the sublime "Remote Control", McNabs books have steadily decreased in quality. This is especially apparent when he puts in a kind of romantic story (like he has done previously in "Last Light") that all the gritty drama disappears. Yes, there is action and violence in this, but it is all very straight forward. Previous stories seemed to have more edge and you would will Nick Stone on, hoping that he succeeds. Now he goes all the way to Africa to see his girlfriend and that is not what I expect from Nick Stone! Now I know these tough characters need a human side to them to allow readers to identify with them, but this was ridiculous.

I said after reading "Last Light" I wouldn't read anymore Nick Stone novels but I ended up sticking with them. Sadly, "Recoil" is just so poor I honestly dont think I will be reading the next one. The story is just boring and if McNab wants to go down a more political route, then I suggest he invents a new character, and lets Nick Stone live happily ever after in wedded bliss somewhere.

Blood and guts
The only McNab I had read before this was his first biographical book which I enjoyed as the story of a very brave if not an attractive man. Stone, Mcnab's hero has his unattractive side too but beneath the tough soldier's exterior it seems there is a soft heart too. I think what you get with McNab is very much a reflection of the author himself. You sense he has used all these weapons.he is an expert in the field not in mere theory. he is not though an expert in personal relationships, except for soldier to soldier.

It is a gripping read set in the darkest heart of Africa. It is one long battle to survive against the odds and not many do. There is much blood and more use of the f word than I like to read but I guess that is the language of the ex-S.A.S. and their ilk. A happy if unrealistic ending. The romantic comes out in the author in the end.