Remote Control

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?