Rating:  Summary: Excellent. Enjoyable and exciting Review: this is the first of his i've read, and i was suitably impressed. Nick Stone strikes me somewhat as a more realist, more modern James Bond, an ex-SAS man, he now works for the "deniable operations" unit of the British secret service. The book is well written, and easy to read. the pace is fast, the plot is exciting and never lets up. the action is constant, and the ending is full of surprises. Stone is a likeable "hero", and seems very human. His relationship with Kelly, the young girl he is trying to save, is touching and at times very sad. The book has a fierce realism, borne from the fact that McNab has been there, done that. I would reccomend it.
Rating:  Summary: Excellent. Enjoyable and exciting Review: this is the first of his i've read, and i was suitably impressed. Nick Stone strikes me somewhat as a more realist, more modern James Bond, an ex-SAS man, he now works for the "deniable operations" unit of the British secret service. The book is well written, and easy to read. the pace is fast, the plot is exciting and never lets up. the action is constant, and the ending is full of surprises. Stone is a likeable "hero", and seems very human. His relationship with Kelly, the young girl he is trying to save, is touching and at times very sad. The book has a fierce realism, borne from the fact that McNab has been there, done that. I would reccomend it.
Rating:  Summary: A Fugitive's Manual Review: With all due respect to Andy, I think he should stick with writing true crime/non-fiction books as he did before ("Immediate Action" and "Bravo Two Zero"; both great, especially the latter one). There is a good thing, though, that comes out of this book. I learned how to go into hiding, how to evade the enemy, how to conduct survaillance, how to lose people in the crowds, how to lie when checking into hotels, how to ditch cars and never use credit cards while on the run. Not to mention how to make home-made bombs using kitchen cleaners. It's a good guide on what to do while hiding from government agencies or 'other organizations'. "A Fugitive's Manual". Otherwise, as a fiction novel, it's not all that good. But I still appreciate the tips!
Rating:  Summary: A Fugitive's Manual Review: With all due respect to Andy, I think he should stick with writing true crime/non-fiction books as he did before ("Immediate Action" and "Bravo Two Zero"; both great, especially the latter one). There is a good thing, though, that comes out of this book. I learned how to go into hiding, how to evade the enemy, how to conduct survaillance, how to lose people in the crowds, how to lie when checking into hotels, how to ditch cars and never use credit cards while on the run. Not to mention how to make home-made bombs using kitchen cleaners. It's a good guide on what to do while hiding from government agencies or 'other organizations'. "A Fugitive's Manual". Otherwise, as a fiction novel, it's not all that good. But I still appreciate the tips!
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