Deep Black - Andy McNab (Deep Black - Andy McNab)

Member Name: ben922

Product:	Deep Black - Andy McNab
Date:	22/06/09 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very descriptive

Disadvantages: Abit hard to get into

Andy McNab is most famous for his role in the SAS and the Gulf War, his experiences taking him on to write his first novel about 'Bravo Two Zero', a mission he famously commanded which took his team deep into Iraqi territory. He left the British Army in 1993 and has since written seven bestseller fiction novels. He is still involved in lecturing in the Army, both in the UK and USA.
He recently had a series called Andy McNab's tours of duty on ITV4

Nick Stone is an ex SAS man who is currently without employment and any reason to get up in the morning. His therapist tells him he must get back in the saddle and try to work through his problems, but he is reluctant to do anything except mourn the loss of Kelly, a friend's daughter who he had been raising until her recent murder.

Walking round an exhibition featuring photos from war-torn Bosnia where Stone was once based, he bumps into an old acquaintance, a photographer called Jerry who had been in Bosnia the same time as Stone. Jerry explains his plans for taking one last dangerous trip into Iraq to take the photo of a man, Nuhanovic, who he believes to be "Islam's answer to Mahatma Ghandi". At first reluctant, Stone becomes interested when shown the man's picture, he recognises the face of a man he had seen nearly ten years before, the man had fronted up to the Bosnian Serb Army's commander-in-chief and had managed to get many prisoners released. Curious yet unsure, Stone agrees to help him, as a travelling companion and bodyguard.

With war in Iraq at it's peak, the pair struggle to find anyone willing to part with information about the peacekeeper and his whereabouts, and with enemies hot on their heels they begin to realise there are many more ambitious groups who also want to find the man, to kill him for his efforts. The story takes the two from Iraq, to Turkey and onward to Bosnia, with each new encounter opening doors that they never thought existed.

The book is abit hard to get into but still a great read

Summary: Not too bad