Whatever It Takes: The thrilling new novel from bestseller Andy McNab (Nick Stone)

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Expanding more on the leaders, the cause and background of the "Templars" would have put this up with books like Thomas Harris's Bloody Sunday or Clancy's Patriot Games for the tech generation. He is a British author and former Special Air Service sergeant who has written several books, including the bestselling Nick Stone missions series. He has also published a book on psychopathy entitled The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success, claiming that he exhibits many psychopathic traits. He brings his impeccable knowledge of military hardwear and high-tech equipment to bear and his usual brisk style pushes the story along at a very respectable pace as Mercer is forced to work for the man he’d set out to rob, who has something he wants to get his hands on, and he’s decided that Mercer is the man with the skills to get him what he wants.

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However, he gets caught, by a member of the Mega, Mega-Rich who, instead of breaking his legs and dumping him out to sea, wants him to steal a book of secrets from another member of the MMR. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. First off, it's not in any way related to the Nick Stone series; even the publisher seems to be confused on this. The middle part of the book is about how this man goes about planning this robbery and bring in more people to help him, a total bore. It revolves around the titular character, Nick Stone, an ex-SAS operative who gets involved in various dangerous missions.After failing his first attempt at United Kingdom Special Forces Selection, he passed in 1984, and was attached to the SAS, with which he remained for the rest of his career in the British Army.

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He wants payback and has developed an original way of getting his own back in a rather more direct way than writing irate letters to newspapers or trying to get his point over on TV. These editions often include extra content such as author's notes, behind-the-scenes details, or bonus chapters. During the Gulf War, McNab commanded an eight-man SAS patrol, designated Bravo Two Zero, that was given the task of destroying underground communication links between Baghdad and north-west Iraq and with tracking Scud missile movements in the region.

Andy McNab has written about his experiences in the SAS in two bestselling books, Bravo Two Zero (1993) and Immediate Action (1995).

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The CD spoken word version of Bravo Two Zero, narrated by McNab, sold over 60,000 copies and earned a silver disc. It was fast paced throughout and keep me interested but I think the ending needed to be a little better as it still left me wondering. In Northern Ireland he spent two years working as an undercover operator with 14th Intelligence Group, going on to become an instructor. This is the first Andy McNab book I have read and I thought it was a really good read until the end when I didnt really understand what was happening.Pretty sure nobody believes the president of the USA is the most important and bestest person in the world anymore? Author Andy McNab is a prominent figure in the world of fiction, particularly in the thriller genre. Published in 1997, Remote Control was hailed as the most authentic thriller ever written and has sold over half a million copies in the UK. Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK, works in the film industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to training civilian actors to act like soldiers.