Deep Black

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! (1/1 people found this helpful)

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 (3/7 people found this helpful)

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.

Not his best (3/7 people found this helpful)

Having read and enjoyed all his previous books, this one was a disappointment. The plot simply didn't hang together. I’ll still be reading the next one in hope of a return to form.

A Must Have For The Real Insight Of Iraq (7/10 people found this helpful)

Having a friend who served in Iraq for over a year, I always wondered just why he tutted whenever news reports on events over there came on. After a few discussions with him, he recommended this book to me to give an idea of exactly what life in Basra was like and made the comment 'We're not knights in shining armour out there, more like outlaws in the Wild West'

Having never read any of the Clancy, Ryan, McNab style books, I thought I'd give it a try as a change from my usual fantasy/sci-fi fare and I wasn't disappointed.

First off, those expecting this to be explosions and gun fights may be a little disappointed. This book tells the story of Nick Stone, a British special forces member who is living a pretty pitiful existence in America following the death of someone close to him. Sinking in self pity, he is given the chance to return to the world he knows when a journalist, Jerry, friend asks him to accompany him to Iraq in the hunt for an elusive 'Che Guevera' style Bosnian who Jerry is convinced will be the next Ghandi or Mandela. Rather than an action onslaught, this book is more of a social commentary than anything else.

Of course, things are never that simple but to reveal more would bring in too many spoilers so I'll leave the plot at that.

The book itself is well written and you can tell that this is a guy who has been there, done it and got the T-shirt, no cars exploding in balls of flame from a couple of bullets here. The story itself is also very gritty and the way you see people going about their business in what amounts to a war zone reveals a lot more of the true situation in the Middle East than any sugar coated American cable news broadcast.

A great read and one that has definitely encouraged me to look up more of this authors work, particularly his Nick Stone series.

Andy McNab

Reader Reviews:

This is this the weakest link.... (1/1 people found this helpful)

A good read! (1/1 people found this helpful)

Deep Black (3/7 people found this helpful)

Not his best (3/7 people found this helpful)

A Must Have For The Real Insight Of Iraq (7/10 people found this helpful)

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