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 marry who goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo on a humanitarian mission, it does not take long for the mission to go bad and Nick has to go to the Congo to save her from the rebel forces.

The book itself is pretty predictable at points and the start is a bit slow, but as with all of Andy McNab's book the story keeps you gripped, wanting to keep on reading and well written with several smaller story plots in it to keep you entertained.