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Last Light (Hardcover)

by Andy McNab (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 359 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 059304617X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593046173
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 117,948 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Last Light is a resounding demonstration of Andy McNab's evolving abilities, offering a richer level of plotting, along with the customary well-turned rough stuff. McNab might initially have seemed to be some kind of briefly shining star in the bestseller firmament, his SAS experience and well-advertised pseudonym guaranteeing a couple of toughly authentic thrillers in the style of Bravo Two Zero, and no more. But such successive books as Firewall, Remote Control and Crisis Four have categorically demonstrated that he has more than enough top-flight skills to sustain a long writing career.

In Last Light, after terminating an officially approved assassination bid at the Houses of Parliament when he realises the identity of the intended target, McNab's hard-as-nails protagonist Nick Stone, "deniable operator" of the intelligence services, is severely disciplined by his bosses. He is told to travel to Panama and finish the job, or he and Kelly (the 11-year-old girl he is guarding) will be "taken care of" themselves. As Nick gets ready for his assignment in central America, he soon finds that his enemies have turned the tables on him: he is now the hunted, and finds himself up to his neck in a murky plot involving Colombian rebels and the US government. All the usual McNab fingerprints are here: not too much shading, but flinty characterisation and a barrel load of high-velocity action.--Barry Forshaw

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'Gripping stuff...Nick Stone makes Action Man look like a couch potato' Daily Express; 'McNab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he's Forsyth class' Mail on Sunday; 'McNab's great asset is that the heart of his fiction is non-fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there' Sunday Times

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars DESERVES TO BE NO. 1, 2 Oct 2001
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As someone who is virtually housebound, I get to read an awful lot of books (and a lot of awful books!) so I know a good one when I see it. I always buy the new Andy McNab when it comes out, and I haven't been disappointed yet. Same this time. "Last Light" is a phenomenal read. Gutsy, credible, you really think you're living the action every inch of the way. But there's more to this book than blood and bullets. The characters, especially Aaron I thought, are really vibrant, living people. You care about what happens to them. Well done Andy on another magnificent achievement. I know they don't put books like this in for the Booker Prize and things like that, but they jolly well ought to. Nick Stone would win hands down.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nick Stone goes from strength to strength, 15 Oct 2001
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Last Light is definitely McNab's best yet. From its breathtakingly audacious opening to its surprisingly poignant conclusion, this book is a winner.

The thrills are here in droves, of course. So's the tradecraft, and the McNab hallmark gifts of absolute authenticity and relentless excitement. But the real plus for me, this time around, is that McNab dares to take his hero to the kind of psychological low that we haven't seen in thriller fiction since John Le Carre's Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and that makes the tension, both in London and the Panama jungle, almost unbearable.

Nick Stone is a satisfyingly complex character, who becomes more interesting with every novel. He is the guy who does the dirty jobs that we need him to do - and he pays the price.

Can't wait for the next one.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Realism, 31 Oct 2001
McNab (actually I should probably call him Mr. McNab) just gets better and better. What I admire about this guy is that he was not put on this earth to be a novelist. If it wasn't for Bravo Two Zero he'd probably be a bodyguard to some Sheikh in Saudi Arabia. But he has fashioned a new career and he gets refreshingly better with every sip. Last Light is a real paradox - it's incredibly slowly paced but never bores you. You'd think you'd get bored of ten pages of surveillance in the Jungle in Panama but you don't. I believe this is because the reader knows in the back of his mind that Mr. McNab has definitively been there and done that before. He was probably stalking Noriega in Panama in 1988. So the realism on each page absolutely screams back at you. The other great thing about these novels is that the central character - Nick Stone - is not some Ninja king who can kung fu fifteen opponents while picking his nose. He gets scared, he gets hurt, and he's not a particularly likeable character. But, bejesus he's believable. And for that reason alone this book is worth reading. The special forces have become so romanticised in the mass media (especially in light of current events), that I think Mr. McNab and his books should be required reading in order to understand that a small group of men - however well trained - cannot save the world from terrorism. After all, they're only humans. And there's no doubt that Nick Stone is human.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A bit uneventful
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The book was just about readable and not the best of the Nick Stone series. Read more
Published 5 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Goodun
You've gotta feel for Nick Stone, especially if you've read the other books before this one. Again, McNab develops his main character incredibly well. Read more
Published on 4 April 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars Too Realistic to be fiction, A Very good read.
This story is my personal favourite in the Nick Stone saga. Though it lacks the plot originality of earlier members it out dose them all in plot twists (which are presented in an... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2005 by Sam Anders

4.0 out of 5 stars a good read
if you like mcnabs style then this is a must read. probably better to read the books in this series in order though, so get remote control first.
Published on 1 Feb 2005 by R. Merriman

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for more and more
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I must admit I found Andy by chance in a library. I guess it was "Crisis Four" that I read first. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2004 by Rafal Gruszczynski

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but the same
I am a huge fan of Andy McNabb, and as with his previous and follow on books I found it hard to put down. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2003 by ratamahatta51

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick Ass
Nick Stone returns again and finds himself, as always, in a spot of trouble. This is another classic from McNab once you start to read one of his books you can never put them... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2003 by marmiterees

3.0 out of 5 stars Not challenging but good for light hearted enjoyment.
Let us be exact and without euphanism. McNab is not a writer, his literary skills aren't the best and you should realise this before you pick up this title. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2003 by CR10

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book
this book contains all that you would expect from a mcnab novel. it has an exelent and involving story and Nick Stone shows all of the wit and gritty realism of the first three... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Another faithful Nick Stone Book
Another Nick Stone book from Andy McNab, UK SAS Sgt Gulf war hero turned author. Without wanting to talk about the plot too much Nick attempts at the request of the shady UK int... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2002 by maxandgazharandoyle

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