Firewall

by Andy McNab

Book Overview

Tough, resourceful and ruthless, ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations. And is desperately in need of cash. When he is offered a lucrative freelance... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743406265
• ISBN13: 9780743406260
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Another huge McNab success

What makes Andy McNab a terrific suspense thriller writer (easily on a par with Alistair Maclean) is not just his spare, hungry sentences that fire the action like bullets from a gun; not just his understanding of 'how things work' in the covert world of government spying, and not just his ability to draw in empathetic readers within just a few paragraphs. What sets McNab aside is the fact that he writes from PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.No matter how much chill factor Alistair Maclean could write into Ice Station Zebra, there was no way he could ever match Andy McNab's descriptions of one night in the sub-zero temperatures of Estonia. Why? Because McNab has clearly been there - done that -got the T shirt! You just KNOW from his descriptions that he's describing the depravation and emotions that he, himself, has suffered during his years in Britain's SAS.Following Andy McNab's hugely successful `Crisis Four', Nick Stone, now a `K' working for British Intelligence on deniable operations is desperately in need of cash. Offered the lucrative freelance job of kidnapping a mafia warlord and delivering him to St. Petersburgh, it seems to Stone that his problems are over. In fact, they are only just beginning.Stone enters the bleak and brutal underworld of the former Soviet republic of Estonia, where unknown aggressors stalk the bitter landscape, and he soon finds himself caught between implacable enemies. And who is the secretive Liv?Another runaway McNab success. Wake up Hollywood !

Outstanding

This is a must read for any fan of the genre. McNab's writing has gotten better and better, and his realism and 'been there done that' aura is unmatched.I became a fan after reading Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action. I greatly anticipated his foray into the fictional world, and have not been disappointed. I find myself wishing he would hurry up with the next installment! I want to find out how Kelly is doing, and if Nick becomes Permanent Cadre, and, well, you get the idea.The realism of McNab's writing is what sets it apart. No gadgets, no satellites, no giant technological leaps. His characters are believable, they do believable things, and they use common tools. His Leatherman is his best friend. If you've never read McNab, then I highly recommend him to you. Do yourself a favor and read his books in order. You'll realize just how far short the rest of the pack has fallen.

Best spy novel I've read

I've read several Tom Clancy, Dick Marcinko and Jack Higgins novels. But those don't even come close to Andy McNab. I've read several of his books and it gets better and better. He is able to tell it with realism and creativity I've never seen before. Unlike some other authors, his doesn't get repetative and the pace is always changing. I was hooked on it and couldn't put it down!

IMMENSE!

I just finished reading Firewall - bougt it at the airport before I left the States but did'nt start reading till a couple of hours before landing in Paris. Could'nt wait to get to my hotel, read it in the metro, every available moment. Went straight to bed and carried on reading... and reading... WHY have'nt I found this writer before?? WHY are'nt his books side by side with Grisham in every book store back home? I have'nt been so gripped by a book since... well, I do'nt think I was ever so gripped!! The action scenes make you almost scream along with Nick Stone (I ADORE Nick Stone!) and in every other place you care, you really CARE, what happens to this guy. Hey, I'm taking time out from seeing Paris to tell everyone back home - GO READ THIS BOOK!

He's done it again!

Andy McNab's done it again !! Firewall, the latest in the Nick Stone saga is the best yet. McNab delivers in a no-nonsense style, his gritty realism brings home the endurance of the deniable ops personel, giving the reader little gems of knowledge along the way. I doubt, for example, whether i'll ever need to soften up plastic explosive in a tub of hot water but at least I now know how it's done. Such insights together with the vivid accounts of location, conditions, treatment from and of captors expertly draw the reader into the world of covert op's to the extent that it's extremely difficult to put the books down once started. I would suggest you buy Firewall (but the others first if you haven't already) and begin to read it early in the day. Or you could buy in lots of caffeine. I can't imagine it'll take Hollywood too long before they turn Nick Stone into a celluloid hero. . .