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Zero Hour
Zero Hour
Oct 18, 2024 6:28 AM

Author:Andy McNab,Paul Thornley

Zero Hour

Brought to you by Penguin.

The pulsating Nick Stone thriller from the bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero.

ONE MAN

When the beautiful twenty-year-old daughter of a Moldovan businessman goes missing from her university, British Intelligence are unusually interested in her safe return. They will do anything in their power to track her down.

ONE MISSION

Only one man is skilled and ruthless enough for the job - but for the first time in his life, Nick Stone doesn't want to play ball...

ONE HELL OF A READ

'A rollercoaster ride' Guardian

© Andy McNab 2010 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

McNab's Nick Stone is the toughest of the tough, operating in a world of violent political espionage and most blood-letting, explosive of special ops...A rampaging book with a pace and scope that will keep you glued to the end

—— City AM

Andy McNab is on pulsating form with his 13th Nick Stone thriller.

—— Daily Express

McNab's Army experience shines through this high-octane adventure.

—— Daily Express

North has returned with another creepy, atmospheric tale exploring the devastating effects of childhood traumas on communities . . . Builds to a surprising and moving finale that will live long in the memory

—— Daily Express

With echoes of the chilling Slender Man myth, this thriller ultimately feels like a ghost story conjured out of guilt and loss

—— Crime Monthly

North follows up his sensational debut, 2019's The Whisper Man, with another terrifying spine-tingler... The complex plot shifts smoothly between past and present with numerous unexpected twists. An overwhelming atmosphere of doom and disaster hovers over the perennial darkness of the nearby woods. This heart-pounding page-turner is impossible to put down

—— Publishers Weekly

The layers of deception make for a chilling read

—— Woman & Home

A chilling read

—— Woman's Weekly

Included in 'The Week's Best Books - The Creepy One'

—— Heat

A chilling and deeply psychological read

—— Woman & Home

Included in 'The Hot List'

—— Inside Soap

A totally gripping and heart-wrenching story that leaves you breathless. Her best book yet, and that's saying something

—— Jane Fallon

At its core, this tense page-turner is a deeply original love story, and its characters are so warm and real that they stole my heart. I was absolutely gripped by Lauren, Aidan and Zara's story - rarely have I read a novel so fast.

—— Beth O'Leary

Tense and brilliant. If anyone's found expired with a copy of it lying next to them, it'll be because they flat-out forgot to breathe. This is her best book yet

—— Jill Mansell

My goodness, it's brilliant. The ending blew me away! A superb, tense and thrilling ride. I admit I stayed up far too late to finish it, but it was so worth it

—— Melanie Golding

If you read one book this year, make it this one

—— Adam Croft

I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth. Beautiful, layered, suffocating, with an impossible love story at its heart.

—— Lia Louis

Another brilliant psychological thriller from Gillian McAllister

—— Hello!

Utterly compelling, addictive and gripping; the best psychological thriller I've read this year

—— Lucy Clarke

I was blown away. Being forced to consider the reality of life under witness protection, of family members having to make impossible, brutal choices, was heartbreaking. I think it will resonate with many people. It's an outstanding and utterly gripping novel that deserves to be a bestseller

—— Emma Curtis

A highly original novel about witness protection that is tense and compelling with a great ending. Her best yet!

—— Mark Edwards

Intense, utterly believable and at times shocking, it will make you see the world - even one in confinement - through new eyes

—— WI Life

This book explores just how brutal witness protection can be, and the choices people involved must make

—— Woman's Own

This intricately plotted drama is a masterclass in taut, twisty but beautiful writing

—— Fabulous

A rollercoaster that will leave you gasping and turning the pages for more

—— Refinery29

The author's best book yet

—— Prima

Included in 'The Hottest Summer Reads'

—— Cosmopolitan

Included in 'Book Club'

—— Woman's Weekly

Praise for Gillian McAllister

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I read it in a breathless day and a half. I loved every page

—— Lisa Jewell

As tense as a piano string

—— Sunday Times

An exceptional debut

—— Clare Mackintosh

An exceptional thriller with a thumping, emotional heart

—— Heat

Addictive, clever, twisty

—— Sun

I loved this gripping and thought-provoking read

—— B. A. Paris

Ingeniously constructed, with real flesh-and-blood characters and cliff-hanging suspense

—— Louise Candlish

Tense, compelling, with a clever grand reveal

—— Daily Mail

One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever read

—— Cara Hunter

Kept me glued to every page

—— Good Housekeeping

Gripping, cleverly-constructed, and heart-wrenching. Truly original

—— Paula Daly

Intelligent. Compulsive. Heart-wrenching. Unforgettable

—— Jane Corry

Brilliantly written

—— Fiona Barton

A thrilling mystery with a strong emotional heart

—— Woman & Home

McAllister ratchets up the tension to excellent effect in this addictive page-turner

—— Connaught Telegraph

Exquisite and evocative - and the pace and suspense are handled expertly

—— Sarah Vaughan , bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal

One of the most enthralling novelists of the moment. This is the most beautiful book you will read this year

—— Lisa Jewell , bestselling author of Watching You

Eve Chase is a name to watch

—— Daily Mail

Addictive and delivers atmosphere in spades

—— Good Housekeeping

An enticing, chilling plot, captivating characters and prose beautiful enough to totally lose yourself in

—— Heat

A mystery of nail-biting suspense

—— Woman & Home

Absorbed me completely. Fabulous

—— Jane Fallon , bestselling author of Tell Me a Secret

An engrossing story of fractured families, secrets, lies and misunderstandings

—— Sunday Express

Magical

—— Daily Express

Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling

—— Rowan Coleman , bestselling author of The Summer of Impossible Things

Beautifully written with a gripping plot, I couldn't stop reading this

—— Katie Fforde , bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer
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