Remote Control by Andy McNab

'Nick Stone is one of the great all-action characters of recent times' Daily Mirror Tough, resourceful, ruthless - as an SAS trooper, Nick Stone was one of the best. Now he's back on the streets. After a botched mission, the Regiment no longer want his services. But British Intelligence does - as a deniable operator. It's the dirtiest job in a very, very dirty world. In Washington DC, it's about to get dirtier still. On the apparently routine tail of two terrorists, he discovers the bodies of an ex-SAS officer and his family. Soon he's on the run with the lone survivor of the bloodbath - a seven year old girl. And whilst she can identify the killers, only Stone can keep them at bay - and solve a mystery whose genesis takes him back to the most notorious SAS mission in recent history... Remote Control is the first of Andy McNab's blistering Nick Stone thrillers - bestsellers whose landscape is so compellingly close to the truth that they had to be vetted by the Ministry of Defence, and could only be published as fiction... What readers are saying: ***** ‘Non-stop action and twists’ ***** ‘A thrilling journey that plays in your mind like a film.’ ***** ‘Fast-paced, edge of the seat thriller, written by someone who knows what he's talking about.’

This was my first Andy McNab book since reading and enjoying Bravo Two Zero many years ago. Some of the scenes felt a little too drawn-out (the phone call with Kelly in the kitchen, for example) while on the other hand the ending seemed incomplete. That said, I was hooked all the way through I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Uncomplicated Biff-Bang-Boom Action
The Nick Stone Missions are a series of action thriller novels written by author Andy McNab. The first book in the series, Remote Control was published in February 1998. Its an explosive fiction debut, McNab has drawn on his personal experience and unique knowledge to create a thriller of gripping authenticity, high-stakes intrigue, and unstoppable action.

Nick Stone is the main protagonist. An ex-military man who previously worked for the SAS, British Intelligence, and an American agency. Stone now works as a paid mercenary, willing to work in even the most difficult circumstances. Other books in the series has Stone dealing with assassination, political intrigue, as well as human rights, white slavery, and prostitution.

In Remote Control sees Nick deciding to visit an old friend after his mission is suddenly terminated in Washington, D.C. But when Stone arrives at his friend's eerily quiet suburban home, he discovers a chilling scene of carnage. Every member of the Brown family has been brutally slaughtered except one: seven-year-old Kelly Brown. His instincts on red alert and adrenaline in overdrive, Stone grabs the girl and runs--with anonymous assassins in hot pursuit. But whom do they wish to silence: Stone, the innocent child, or both?