Nick Stone is desperate for American Citizenship, and the US version of the Yes Man just happens to be the father of his girlfriend, Carrie. He’s offered citizenship in return for taking part in an undercover operation in Algeria. Simply kill an Albanian citizen, who isn’t a good person at all, remove his...
The first book in the widely known Harry Potter series, which also spawned a bunch of films based on the books. I’ve read them all before – all 7 of them on my last 2 week vacation – having seen all the files and wanting to read the books. I decided I was going to read them again as I want to go through...
The colour of magic is the first of the Discworld series and introduces us to some of the main characters throughout the series, Rincewind and Death. This novel is a break from my usual action/adventure books that I like to read, but after having heard so much about the series, I thought it would be crazy not to have...
For those who read occasionally, I’m a big fan of Andy McNab, and am working my way through the Nick Stone thrillers. I’m spacing them with other books, just to give me a change every now and then, but there’s still at least 70 books I want to get through. I’ve recently finished this book and...
The US Navy’s latest and greatest nuclear submarine is out on its test voyage in the pacific ocean when the underwater terrain changes and the sea bed rises in places which are not on their charts. When the captain has a look out, he notices a mysterious fog patch in a place where, logically, there should not be...
Having become the legal guardian of Kelly, the child of his best friend who was murdered for knowing too much, Nick stone finds himself in desperate need of money. Kelly is in therapy with post traumatic stress disorder after remembering in vivid detail the brutal manner in which her family has killed. In order to...
This review represents a change in direction of my reading for a title, and delves into the classic text by Dante Alighieri where he embarks on a journey through the different levels of hell, and describes in vivid detail the underworld and the punishment which awaits the sinners who end up there. After hearing so much...
Ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is extremely highly trained. Clever, ruthless and very effective, it is no surprise that he is hired by British Intelligence. On deniable operations – one of the most dangerous lines of work.
Sarah Greenwood is beautiful, intelligent and cunning – and the only woman Stone has ever truly...
My first review of the year, and the first of probably many Andy McNab books, and especially the Nick Stone series. Whether it’s cheating or not, since I have my Kindle, my reviews will be done from reading that, which means I can also tell you about any problems I have with it.
Remote Control by Andy McNab
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So Christmas is over and done with (I’m one of those who thinks Christmas starts on December 24th when I wake up and ends December 25th when I go to sleep; not from December 1st) and I am really pleased that I got a Kindle for Christmas. Sure, I still have some unread analogue books (I’m claiming that term...
