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Andy McNab
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Pages: 512 (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN: 0552153788
Pub: Corgi Books
Pub date: 2008-06-02
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1644
Reader Reviews:
Back to form (0/0 people found this helpful)
I've read all the McNab books, fiction and non-fiction and I have to say that this is one of his best fiction books to date. The Nick Stone series did get a bit dry at points, but this book really had me totally, totally engrossed.
Reading it makes you want to go out, run 12 miles and join the Army. Great author.
Crossfire
As breathtaking as water-boarding (0/0 people found this helpful)
A cracking story where Nick Stone fails in protecting a journalist and camerman in Iraq, with one killed, and one kidnapped. The two had been investigating drug trafficking and that is where Stone picks up the trail taking him to Dublin, London and then Kabul for a climax where he runs from the Taleban, fights the Bin Laden bounty hunters, gets rendition treatment of terrorists, and takes on the establishment. Yes- a great story. My only critisism is that opening in Iraq drags a bit before the plot thickens but then the downtown Kabul insights are top-notch, and make the book well worthwhile.
Proves I shouldn't make assumptions (1/1 people found this helpful)
There's already plenty of plot info for 'Crossfire' so I just thought I'd say that this series about the character Nick Stone has proved I shouldn't make assumptions about books. I'd assumed these were 'bloke's books' - however, unlike Yorkies, girls (and civvies!) can enjoy them too. The straightforward honest style (with an occasional pinch of humour) well reflects the character of Nick Stone. The army and brutal undercover work is a world I know nothing about and as I know it's accurate that adds to the interest. The stark detail about the countries is fascinating too (though I don't think many tourist boards will thank the author, Andy McNab). In 'Crossfire' we find out about Afghanistan and Iraq (Ireland too), in 'Recoil' it was Africa (The Congo) and in 'Aggressor' it was Georgia. I noticed not everyone was so wild about 'Recoil' and 'Aggressor', but I found them compelling (and justifiably disquieting) and now I'm going to read the older books in the Nick Stone series. So unless you're repelled by violence and language, then I'd recommend these insightful, fast paced books and don't dismiss them as 'bloke's books'. My only criticism would be that I get utterly confused by all the acronyms and wish there was a glossary.
Good book (0/0 people found this helpful)
As my fellow reviewers have said, McNab is on his usual form with this one. If you like his other books, and other soldiery thriller books, then you should enjoy this one.
I found this hard to put down as usual!
Possibly his best novel (1/1 people found this helpful)
One of his best or possibly his best novel. It is very trendy for McNab to be slagged off by the BBC Radio4 intelligentsia, but clearly they are too far up their own arses to appreciate what a fine writer he is. McNab has a unique style. Narratives charge forward at an unbelievable and unequalled pace. In his last two novels he also manages to encompass current and important geo-political themes, which we expect from Le Carré, but not necessarily from a thriller writer. We can live vicariously in his dangerous world from the safety of our sofas. No-one does it better !
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