Down to the Wire: The unmissable new Nick Stone thriller for 2022 from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero (Nick Stone, Book 21) (Nick Stone, 21)

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An agent whose time is running out But there are deadly complications - not least that Nick soon discovers himself at the heart of a chilling cyber conspiracy that threatens war with Russia and the very existence of the Western alliance . Published in 1997, Remote Control was hailed as the most authentic thriller ever written and has sold over half a million copies in the UK. and that following a shocking diagnosis his body is failing him fast, and any day now he will have to ask himself the ultimate question . The final Nick Stone adventure is more of the same, which I've always enjoyed, but here it feels oddly tepid.

Its the last in the Nick Stone series and AM has written it like that too, almost as if he couldnt be bothered to think up a decent enough plot line to pension Nick off. The BBC's film of Bravo Two Zero, starring Sean Bean, was shown on primetime BBC 1 television in 1999 and released on DVD in 2000. honestly, it is a book full of blablabla, some old pals which resemble his last sort of family, NO mentioning of any of his former life or adventures, NO considerable action, no nothing, if it is not the last nick stone novel (as promised within the book), it definitely will be the lasts for me. I am a fast reader and the fact that (I think) this is my first ever 1 star review reflects how I feel I wasted 5 days struggling through this (its NO page turner.As well as several non-fiction bestsellers including Bravo Two Zero , the biggest selling British work of military history, he is the author of the best-selling Nick Stone and Tom Buckingham thrillers. Nick is as down to earth and resourceful as ever, but with a serious moral conscience that he’s never shown before. If this is, indeed, the last Nick Stone book, the author has rewarded his readers with a very tepid end. This is still an enjoyable series and there have been lots of highlight, this book touches on a few mainly the characters, it just wasn’t one of the better ones for me.

A Serving of Crime with a Difference - You May Just Discover Something Unique, Different, or Unusual in These 20 Crime Novels. It’s almost like he’s had a reset over the last two or three books and events from before that are irrelevant. This is the final novel in the long running Nick Stone series which began way back in 1998 and drew heavily on the author’s own knowledge and experience of Special Forces soldiering. A sinister cult Tasked with rescuing the daughter of one of America's richest families from the grips of a sinister cult, Nick Stone expects his latest mission to be quick and straightforward. A shame the series has to come to an end, but alas all good things must, and at least it’s gone out with a bang not a whimper.The CD spoken word version of Bravo Two Zero, narrated by McNab, sold over 60,000 copies and earned a silver disc.

I'm left wondering if AM had a book contract to fulfil as its the last in the series and this was him getting back at the publishers. Tasked with rescuing the daughter of one of America's richest families from the grips of a sinister cult, Nick Stone expects his latest mission to be quick and straightforward. Although his back up characters, whilst excellent, in the book may not be much help when physical help is needed.

The central character in all the books is Nick Stone, a tough ex-SAS operative working as a 'K' on deniable operations for British Intelligence. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Having read all the previous books, some more than once, I am not sure I will read the next if it happens.

In Northern Ireland he spent two years working as an undercover operator with 14th Intelligence Group, going on to become an instructor.The story just never seemed to get going , the plot was weak and predictable with long passages of dialogue and very little action. But this comes over as a mess, when Stone thinks about himself, there is no mention of the family and money we have seen in the previous books. But there are deadly complications - not least that Nick soon discovers himself at the heart of a chilling cyber conspiracy that threatens war with Russia and the very existence of the Western alliance . McNab is the author of seven fast action thrillers, highly acclaimed for their authenticity and all Sunday Times bestsellers.