A word of warning about this book, if at all possible make sure you read it before Crisis 4. I didn’t and as a result a little bit of the suspense is lost because reference is made to certain elements of it the next story, of course having read the second one first I knew how it ended. Anyway, I wont tell you what the references are because it would definitely spoil it for you but trust me, read the first one first !!
Right, whats it about ? Well, its main character is a guy called Nick Stone who finds himself in a spot of bother (to say the least) and follows his progress as he tries to put things right.
The story itself starts in Gibraltar where he relates the story of how an active service unit of the IRA were shot dead. While you reading it you feel as if it is a portayal of the true life shootings that happened over there and it is only later on in the story that you realise it is actually very cleverly connected to the story as a whole.
After the Gibraltar chapter the story switches to a mission Nick is sent on trailing 2 IRA terrorists to America, as is the case with all of Andy McNabs work this is described in so much detail that it almost feels as if he is relating a true story.
After trailing these guys to America he is suddenly, mysteriously, recalled back to the United Kingdom. However, before this he decides to visit an old friend who lives in the area. This friend works for the DEA and it is when Nick gets to the house that the story really starts to take off.
Again, I don’t want to spoil it for you but the outcome of the visit is the beginning of a chase across America where Nick does not know who to trust or exactly who he is running from. The tactics he employs to help him in his quest are once again described so accurately that you just know that Andy McNab is writing from experiences he gained in his time with the SAS.
The suspense in the book is in some chapters absolutely amazing with the reader not knowing which way it is going to go and it is literally impossible to put the book down. However, at the “end” of the chase you finally think that it is all over and everyone is going to live happily ever after when the story takes another dramatic turn and shoots off once again to keep you hanging on to the last page.
All in all an excellent read full of action, suspense and drama. There’s even a little bit of comedy thrown in here and there for good measure. My only regret is that I read Crisis 4 before Remote Control as it spoilt the plot a bit and also really helped to build the character of Nick Stone. Both of which would have made the second book even more enjoyable.
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Advantages: easy to follow Disadvantages: bit too political in parts
jonluvsnique 07.08.2005 (07.08.2005)
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