bfreeman0's review
4.0
This book took me a while to get into. I left it for a while and finally got back to it a week ago. The storyline is brilliant, Stone has to hunt down an ex lover. You are introduced to her in the first chapter and you already start to dislike her. McNab later makes you start to like her, and think that she is a good person for Stone. I won't say anymore as it ruins the ending as this book's second half focuses mainly on their relationship which isn't all birds and bees since neither of them are that type.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is in to thrillers and the regiment type books as they are really interesting and you even get a tour of The White House. :)
I would recommend this book to anyone who is in to thrillers and the regiment type books as they are really interesting and you even get a tour of The White House. :)
grumpy_dragon_48's review
It was absolutely terrible. This is the second. and last, book I will read by Andy McNab. There are no chapters, the editing is terrible, it jumps all over the place. I would give it 1 star (I'd prefer zero stars, but the rating system doesn't work that way.
sirchutney's review
3.0
Crisis Four is McNab’s second book in his Nick Stone series. Written in the first person, the tale sees British Intelligence engaging Stone for a covert mission. Stone must use his intelligence and ruthless skills built up as an EX-SAS trooper.
But this tale takes a while to get going. Why? Because McNab wants to describe to the reader that he is an expert in the craft of special operations, survival and combat secrets. He learnt these from his years in the services. This military knowledge, shared at great length, gives detailed explanation behind every action, tactics, types of ammunition, etc. The effect is that it slows the story pace and reduces the excitement. McNab devotes many pages, for example, to building an OP in a bush and living there for days on end. Also, if you expect great characterization in a story, you'll be disappointed. Plus the actions of the characters are not particularly credible especially towards the conclusion. But again this is fiction written for entertainment. It's worth reading the first Nick Stone novel, [b:Remote Control|601621|Remote Control (Nick Stone, #1)|Andy McNab|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331761961s/601621.jpg|1778822]. While each novel stands alone just fine, the first novel provides a useful introduction to this one.
I thought that the ending had a nice twist, which I won't spoil here. So, all in all, a decent thriller, lots of suspense and action, slowed down by excessive details (in my opinion).
Spoiler
He must find and kill Sarah, a renegade agent. Nick hunts Sarah down in the wilderness of America. He soon finds himself involved in a scheme masterminded by Osama bin Laden. He is targeting U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Leader Yassir Arafat while the three leaders are going to be in Washington for a peace summit. Nick is no more than a few days in on his mission that he is smack in the middle of a cat and mouse game that can only turn deadly. So far, so good.But this tale takes a while to get going. Why? Because McNab wants to describe to the reader that he is an expert in the craft of special operations, survival and combat secrets. He learnt these from his years in the services. This military knowledge, shared at great length, gives detailed explanation behind every action, tactics, types of ammunition, etc. The effect is that it slows the story pace and reduces the excitement. McNab devotes many pages, for example, to building an OP in a bush and living there for days on end. Also, if you expect great characterization in a story, you'll be disappointed. Plus the actions of the characters are not particularly credible especially towards the conclusion. But again this is fiction written for entertainment. It's worth reading the first Nick Stone novel, [b:Remote Control|601621|Remote Control (Nick Stone, #1)|Andy McNab|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331761961s/601621.jpg|1778822]. While each novel stands alone just fine, the first novel provides a useful introduction to this one.
I thought that the ending had a nice twist, which I won't spoil here. So, all in all, a decent thriller, lots of suspense and action, slowed down by excessive details (in my opinion).
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