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Brute Force
Oct 24, 2024 10:20 AM

Author:Andy McNab,Paul Thornley

Brute Force

A cargo ship is apprehended by the authorities off the coast of Spain, loaded to the gunwales with enough arms and ammunition to start a war. Twenty years later, an unknown aggressor seems intent on eradicating those responsible for the treachery, one by one. The last victim was brutally tortured with a Black & Decker drill, then shot through the head. And Nick Stone - ex-SAS, tough, resourceful, ruthless, highly trained - is next on the killer's list . . .

In his most daunting mission yet, Nick Stone must find a man who shared that past, and who may know more about the present threat than he is prepared to reveal. As the two find themselves pursued across sea and desert, they become ever more enmeshed in a deadly network of betrayal, to which Stone himself unwittingly holds the key. And in a final confrontation that echoes his worst nightmares, only he can stop the unthinkable and save the lives of those he holds most dear.

Reviews

McNab's years of experience in the front line shine through this fast, furious novel

—— Daily Express

Action and adventure at its explosive best... Another addictive corker from McNab

—— Belfast Telegraph

Another tough and muscular thriller from the former SAS hero... Brutally brilliant

—— Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Andy McNab in customary bone-crunching form

—— Good Book Guide

With nothing but the simple language of well-worn words, Mr Hunt has conjured up a wholly original heroine with an utterly fresh voice... A book that deserves a wider readership.

—— The Economist

Hunt brings an especially bittersweet and lyrical tone to this forgotten part of Civil War history and gives to several hundred women who did indeed make the momentous decision to fight….An amazing book

—— Library Journal

An exquisitely wrought vision of the terrible ravages of war - on the land, on the human body, and on the mind

—— Booklist

This is a slim and unshowy story of devastating power, an epic poem in its own vernacular, an upside-down Odyssey at once particular and hauntingly universal. Quietly, relentlessly, without wasting a word, it works its way under the skin and into the marrow of the bones... Hunt has coaxed a brilliant and breathtaking blaze of a novel.

—— Clare Clark , Guardian

Staggering... he reinvigorates the American language with a poetic urgency equal to Toni Morrison’s Beloved. The story is strong, the prose superbly wrought.

—— Eileen Battersby , Irish Times

A beguiling and evocative story about love and loss, duty and deceit... Neverhome took me on a journey so thoroughly engrossed that there were times the pages seemed to turn themselves.

—— Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds

Original, powerful writing

—— Viv Groskop , Red Online

This book casts such an intoxicating spell…that its end comes as a cold shock… This is an alluring novel with a stubbornly enduring afterlife

—— Big Issue

One of the strengths of this compelling novel…is its blend of realism with a powerful sense of the folklore around women who defy the expectations of the societies in which they find themselves

—— Erica Wagner , New Statesman

Neverhome is a memorable evocation of a life twisted out of shape by violence and cruelty

—— Sunday Times

The ending is in equal parts surprising and satisfying… I was left wanting more from this entrancing novel. Ash is a thoroughly compelling narrator and Neverhome a dark gem of a book

—— Frank Brinkley , Literary Review

It’s a fascinating slant on history. I am looking forward to reading Neverhome again at a more leisurely pace to savour the language and larger-than-life characters

—— Margaret Cain , Nudge

[Neverhome] is a remarkable achievement. You awake from it as you would from a nightmare — sadder, wiser — knowing that war makes a nest inside you; fear unpicks the soul. And if you return from it intact, you bring it with you

—— Alexander Gilmour , Financial Times

Gritty, lyrical and compelling

—— Neville Hawcock , Financial Times

Hunt’s ability to render real events in a fictional form…shouldn’t be underestimated. He pitches his story perfectly, making Constance/Gallant Ash a rounded and psychologically convincing character. His depictions of battle scenes and a landscape ripped apart by war are also striking and authentic.

—— Lesley Mcdowell , Independent

A masterpiece of suspense and thrills . . . Turn off the real world and dive into this amazing start to a new series

—— Associated Press

Strikes like a fully loaded clip on an automatic rifle: taut, safety off, and lethal ... I can assure you, James Bond sits in admiration of this electrifying novel... In a plot that simply winds around like a clock, The Nowhere Man binds the reader to every page. Great job, Hurwitz

—— thereviewbroads.com

The Nowhere Man is part John Wick, part Nikita, part the Equalizer, and unless you're the one who called that encrypted phone number...you do not want to see Evan coming. This novel is anything but an ordinary thriller

—— criminalelement.com

...this is a novel to touch even the coldest of hearts - definitely 2007's first must-read book.

—— Newmarket Journal

A compelling tale from the start...definitely 2007's first must-read book.

—— Bury Free Press

A moving story from the German perspective of everyday civilian hardship and surivival under the Third Reich. It celebrates the power of words and love, in the face of unutterable suffering

—— Mail on Sunday

Death turns out to be a tender narrator in Zusak's 'The Book Thief' [...] This novel movingly depicts the Himmel Street community, and its orphaned book thief, Liesel Meminger

—— Books Quarterly (Waterstones)

Your emotions by the end of this novel are shot to pieces, but it's well worth it.

—— Guardian

Although already a bestselling children's book, THE BOOK THIEF's insightful and poignant tone and appealing characters...are amply equipped to capture adults, too.

—— Observer
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