Aggressor

Ex-special forces operative Nick Stone finds himself obliged to leave a dream life behind and plunge into a murky world of shadowy enemies and betrayal. In amongst the wild, explosive action the underlying message is that the ordinary "squaddie" often from a poor background finds himself pushed and pulled by power-brokers who have nothing but their own self-interests at stake.

This book follows the ex-SAS Nick Stone is his pursuit of another ex-colleague as he undertakes one last mission in Georgia. The mission is hit by a predictable twist making it less straightforward than it should have been. The characters in the book are quite 2-dimensional but the book's strength is in description of the action which often comes across as being quite real and engaging. The book manages a good pace, is relatively up to date, and maintains interest througout.

### Review

“Addictive... Packed with wild action and revealing tradecraft.”
_–Daily Telegraph

_“McNab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he’s Forsyth class.”
*–Mail on Sunday*

*From the Paperback edition.*

### Product Description

The stunning new thriller from the master of the genre.

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 centres of Australia, a board on the roof, freefall rig behind him, and a beautiful young backpacker at his side. But when he witnesses on TV the massacre of children in a terrorist siege on the other side of the world, long-suppressed memories are triggered and Nick finds himself catapulted once more show more into working for the American secret services — only this time, of his own free will.

As events unfold in the bleak, medieval villages of Azerbajhan, and the teeming streets of modern Istanbul, it isn’t long before Nick discovers the true objective of the mission on which he has embarked. His talents are being misused by those who stalk the corridors of power, and he is determined to make a stand.

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 **is McNab at his searing, blockbusting best.

*From the Trade Paperback edition.* show less

Voormalig geheim agent Nick Stone lijkt een zorgeloos leven te leiden als hij met zijn camper door Australië toert; een surfplank op het dak van zijn auto, een vrijevalparachute in de kofferbak, en naast hem een beeldschone jonge vrouw, een backpacker.

Maar als Nick op het nieuws ziet hoe er bij een terroristische actie vrouwen en kinderen worden afgeslacht, komen lang onderdrukte herinneringen bij hem boven. Nick weet dat hij alles op het spel moet zetten om een lang uitstaande schuld in te lossen.

Terwijl de gebeurtenissen zich in de drukke straten van het moderne Istanbul en de stoffige dorpjes van Georgië ontvouwen, merkt Nick dat hij opnieuw is terechtgekomen in de duistere, clandestiene wereld waarvan hij dacht dat hij die achter show more zich had gelaten. Een wereld in de greep van anonieme vijanden die zich in de schaduw ophouden en die steeds weer proberen de machtscentra in hun greep te krijgen... show less