Well after reading the fluffy girly book (to be reviewed as soon as its added to the site) I returned to the more masculine adrenaline reliant world of the military books. As is well known Andy McNab was another former SAS soldier whos exploits whilst he was part of 'Them' hit headlines. Since leaving his writing and willingness to be a talking head - though with concealed identity - have ensured him a reasonably successful media career. McNab has written 8 fiction books (excluding this) and two non fiction books. Nick Stone the main character in this appears in other books, though I cant remember if it is all or just some of ...  Read the complete review

For anyone who doesn't know about Andy McNab, this writer was in the front line soaking up real life experience. This was of course before he made the decision to write about his experiences. A little background is necessary if you want to really enjoy his books. As a young man McNab served in Northern Ireland. After this experience he made the decision to attempt SAS selection. As a member of the SAS he found himself at the head of the ill fated Bravo To Zero campaign which resulted in his capture. This experience was written about and McNab moved from an SAS career to the gentler career of writing. So, with that background in mind, you will get that exact ...  Read the complete review

Recoil is written by Andy McNab and is one of the books in his series based on Nick Stone. Andy McNab is a former soldier and uses his experiences to write his books, he writes both fiction and non fiction books, this one is fiction and is about half way through the series. This book is similar to other books written by Andy McNab in the style and the plot which are usually very good and gripping. Nick Stone is a former special forces soldier, who is currently working as a deniable operator . He is recouping in Switzerland after his last job which cost the life of one of his friends. He is living with his girlfriend who he intends to ...  Read the complete review

Another installment in the Nick Stone series of books by Andy McNab and the pace is yet again relentless. As with many of the other books, it starts with a flashback which sets you up for the sort of environment Stone will find himself thrust into. As ever, the book's locations have been thoroughly researched by McNab and this is one of the key elements of the realism that makes his books so gripping. His no-nonsense, matter-of-fact style of writing could be a little crude for the more discerning reader but I personally find it only enhances the book's appeal. As with many of the McNab books, he manages to make the crazy situations his main ...  Read the complete review

Recoil is the 9th book in the Nick Stone series though you don't have to have read the previous books to get into this one. I listened to the audio book version of this and I enjoyed it more than most of his earlier books. The author Andy McNab used to be in the SAS before he became a writer. You can tell that in a lot of his earlier books as there is a lot of action but not much else. == Plot summary == Like most of McNab's books, you have two intercepting stories set around the main character Nick Stone who is an ex SAS squaddie and ex deniable operator working for the security services. In the first story, it is set in Nick's past ...  Read the complete review