And true to form, this time, it’s the sudden disappearance of his baby’s doc Katya that sends Nick into a search-and-rescue op he can’t ignore - from the trafficking rings of Moldova to the illegal trade of human organs in Hong Kong and the drug cartels of Mexico - bec-ause finding Katya is the only way to keep his family alive. But trouble has always sought him out, even when he’s trying to keep his head down. Nick Stone is a paid mercenary these days, trying to put his all-guns-blazing days behind him and settle down, now that he’s become a father. In Silencer, McNab brings his favourite ex-military man back for the 15 th time - but no one’s complaining. In other words, you just can’t make this stuff up - and this is one writer who doesn’t need to go further than his own head for a wellspring of insights into the world of covert operations and war.
McNab himself has lived an extraordinary life - having served in the army, waging war against the IRA, working as an SAS sergeant for nine years and commanding the distinguished patrol Bravo Two Zero during the Gulf War. The first thing you’re bound to notice about an action thriller author like Andy McNab is the extreme attention to detail - in terms of the kind of weapons used, medical knowledge, escape tactics etc - but that’s because it isn’t so much research showing as it is experience talking. Nick Stone has two decades of operational skills that may no longer be deniable - and a fierce desire to protect a woman and a child who now mean more to him than life itself.They say truth is stranger than fiction - and I’m inclined to believe it. The forces ranged against him have guns, helicopters, private armies and a terrified population in their vice-like grip. To stop his cover being terminally blown, he must follow a trail that begins in Triad-controlled Hong Kong and propels him back into the even more brutal world he thought hed left behind. But when the boy falls dangerously ill and the doctor who saves him comes under threat, Nick finds himself back in the firing line. 2012: Nick is in Moscow semi-retired semi-married to Anna very much the devoted father of their newborn son. Its a risk hes willing to take - since only the man who is about to die will see him. But to get close enough to fire the fatal shot, Nick must reveal his face. Their mission: to locate the boss of the worlds most murderous drugs cartel - and terminate him with extreme prejudice. Its a risk hes willing to 1993: Under deep cover, Nick Stone and a specialist surveillance team have spent weeks in the jungles and city streets of Colombia. 1993: Under deep cover, Nick Stone and a specialist surveillance team have spent weeks in the jungles and city streets of Colombia.
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