Books by Andy McNab
Bravo Two Zero
1993, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0-593-03421X
The true story of an SAS patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq. Andy McNab found worldwide acclaim with this, his first published work--a harrowing tale of courage and endurance told by one who was there. One of the greatest true military adventure stories ever published, "Bravo Two Zero" established Andy McNab as a literary force to be reckoned with.
Immediate Action
1995, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 037820
McNab's second non-fiction offering, "Immediate Action" tells the remarkable story of Andy's journey from the London slums to the shadow-world of the SAS. Covering an Army career that took McNab from Northern Ireland to Africa, South America, and beyond, this is a must read for anyone interested in life in the infantry and ultra-elite SAS.
Remote Control
1997, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 042360
McNab's first fiction novel, introducing us to Nick Stone (sort of McNab's alter ego), who left the SAS soon after the shooting of three IRA terrorists in Gibraltar. Now working for British Intelligence on deniable ops, Stone discovers the murders of a fellow SAS soldier and his family in Washington, DC. Only the 7-year-old daughter, Kelly, has survived - and the two of them are immediately on the run from unidentified pursuers. A roller coaster of events follow, and together they are plunged into a dark world of violence and corruption in which friend cannot be told from foe.
Crisis Four
1999, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 042379
Ex-SAS soldier Nick Stone may be tough, resourceful, ruthless, and highly trained, but he still has to follow orders from his superiors, working as a 'K' agent in dangerous and deniable operations. He has been sent to track down Sarah Greenwood, a beautiful, intelligent woman-- the only woman Stone has ever let under his guard. When they both become the hunted they race into a dark, deadly conspiracy that will change the course of world events.
Firewall
2000, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 046161
Helsinki, Finland...Nick Stone, ex-SAS, now a 'K' working for British Intelligence, is offered the lucrative job of kidnapping a Russian mafia hotshot and delivering him to St Petersburg. Though Nick thinks this job might be a way to end his problems, they are in fact just beginning. Not all is as it seems--Stone finds himself adrift with no weapons and little money in Estonia in the dead of winter with a friend to rescue, the interests of the West to retrieve and, if possible, money to earn...
Last Light
2001, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 059304617X
Nick Stone finds himself in a world of trouble after aborting a sanctioned assassination attempt. He is given an ultimatum: either he flies to Panama and finish the job, or Kelly, who is still in his care, will be killed. With no way out, Stone travels to the sweltering jungles of Central America-- where he soon discovers a frightening conspiracy involving Colombian rebels, the US government, and Chinese big business.
Liberation Day
2002, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 046188
Nick Stone needs his American citizenship so badly that he agrees to do one last job. It's his chance to start a new life in the United States with Carrie, the woman he's fallen in love with. For a man of his skills it should be an easy enough job: infiltrate the violent republic of Algeria and bring back the severed head of a money-laundering businessman. But soon Stone realises he hasn't been told the full story, and he finds himself in at the deep end of a very dirty war.
Dark Winter
2003, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593 050258
Stone is back in business with the C.I.A., being dispatched with a female partner to Malaysia to assassinate a biochemist-gone-bad. The mission takes an unexpected turn, leading Stone back to England to face the threat of wide-spread bioterror head-on. Meanwhile, Kelly, the orphan to whom he is joint guardian, is in a deadly struggle of her own as a result of her traumatic past, and before very long Stone finds himself facing the ultimate trade-off: the life of someone he loves, against those of millions he's never met.
Deep Black
2004, TransWorld / Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593050282
This Nick Stone novel finds the fed-up agent ready to leave "the business" for good--until a chance encounter with an old acquaintance sends him back into the war-zones of his past to come to terms with the long-ago death of an innocent. Soon, Stone finds himself once again working in the shadows where friend and foe are impossible to distinguish. From Bosnia to war-torn Iraq, "Deep Black" is a travel guide to the darkest corners of Stone's world.
Boy Soldier (with Robert Rigby)
May, 2005, Doubleday
ISBN: 0385608039
McNab's first novel aimed at the youth market, "Boy Soldier" is the story of seventeen-year-old Danny Watts, whose dream of becoming a soldier seems to be destroyed when he is told his grandfather was a traitor to his country and his unit, the famed SAS. When Danny sets out to track down his grandfather, he finds himself suddenly being hunted himself, by those who want both Watts and his grandfather dead. There will be more books to come in this series, and a television series is in the works.
Payback (with Robert Rigby)
October, 2005, Doubleday
ISBN: 0385608047
In the high-octane sequel to Boy Soldier, seventeen-year-old Danny and his grandfather, ex-SAS explosives expert Fergus, are on the run again, with their cover in southern Spain blown. Encouraged by the mysterious Deveraux, they return to London to confront their ruthless enemy in MI6, Fincham. But a teenage suicide bomber has brought death and destruction to the heart of Westminster. And there seem to be plenty of other willing martyrs. As the trap is sprung, Danny and Fergus have to break into Northholt and it is up to computer whiz Elena to trawl the deep web to help them find the information they need to put a stop to the nightmare. The second book in the Boy Soldier sequence is another explosive, fast-moving and thrilling adventure, packed with authentic detail and Andy McNab's SAS expertise.
Aggressor
November, 2005, Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593050312
Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems to be living his dream, not a care in the world as he steers his camper van round the surfing and parachuting paradise of Australia, a board on the roof, a freefall rig behind him, and a beautiful young backpacker at his side. But when he sees a news report of the massacre of women and children in a terrorist outrage the other side of the world, long-suppressed memories are tiggered, and Nick knows he must risk everything to repay a longstanding debt of friendship. As events unfold in the bleak, medieval villages of Georgia and teeming streets of modern Istanbul, NIck finds himself catapulted once more into the murky, clandestine world he thought he'd left behind - a world in the grip of nameless enemies who linger in the shadows, and stalk the corridors of power... Hurtled at breakneck pace through a deadly landscape of greed, violence and ever-shifting allegiances, the reader will be left in no doubt that McNab is the master of the genre - and Aggressor shows McNab at his searing, blockbusting best.
Avenger
May, 2006, Doubleday
ISBN: 0385608055
Danny and Elena are once again fighting for their lives, as they try to stop evil terrorist "Black Star" (no, it's not a Spider Man villian) from dispatching his "Angels of Death" (really, I swear this isn't a comic book) from blowing stuff up. Fans of the series won't be disappointed with this fast-paced, action-packed read.
The Grey Man
May, 2006, Corgi Adult
ISBN: 0552154334
The Grey Man is Andy McNab's entry in the Corgi series for adults who are new to the pleasures of a good book. It's short on tedious prose and long on story-telling--just the sort of novel to display McNab's talents to an audience who might be daunted by his longer works. This tale of a mild-mannered bank employee gone bad is perfect, too, for those of us looking for some quick escapism, and rumour has it it's soon to be made into a film!
Recoil
November, 2006, Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593055578
McNab returns to greatness with this one, a novel his fans consider among his best.
Nick Stone goes to Africa in search of that most elusive and desirable of game, a woman, and finds himself once again in the middle of that dark world of violence and conspiracy that he can't seem to leave behind. Once again, McNab's knack for familiarizing us with exotic and dangerous places delivers, making us feel like we're really in the Congo, facing the Third-World conditions and savage inhabitants. A must read for fans or newcomers, this book is a winner on all fronts.
Meltdown
May, 2007, Doubleday
ISBN: 0385608063
There's a new drug in town and, unlike Huey Lewis, Danny and Elena don't want it. This latest entry in the "Boy Soldier" series delivers what fans of the McNab/Rigby collaboration have come to expect--taut storytelling, sympathetic protaginists, and adventure that appeals to the teenager in all of us.
Crossfire
November, 2007, Bantam Press
ISBN: 0593055594
Body Guarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra, ex-deniable operator Nick Stone seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only the reporter's swift action saves his life. When the reporter vanishes within hours, presumed kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him. The trail leads from Iraq to London, Dublin, and ultimately Kabul - the dark and brutal city where governments, terrorism and big business inexorably collide. Caught in the crossfire, Stone's nightmare is only just beginning - for the hunter has suddenly become the hunted, in a heart-stopping race against time... Unrelentingly violent, harrowing and chillingly graphic as it hurtles us towards a truly shocking climax, Nick Stone's tenth adventure is high-voltage, pulse-pounding, no-holds-barred McNab - prose so testosterone-drenched, action so blisteringly paced, it could only have been penned by the master thriller writer at his electrifying, unputdownable best [synopsis from Amazon as we've not been able to get a pre-release copy].
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