Nick Stone, deniable operator for British Intelligence, has been assigned to carry out an officially-sanctioned assassination. When he realizes who the target is, he refuses. But he is then given a chilling ultimatum: fly to Central America and finish the job, or the 11-year-old orphan in his care will get killed.Stone arrives in sweltering Panama, close to breaking point. His life is in pieces, but things only get worse when he finds himself caught at the centre of a lethal conspiracy involving Columbian guerrillas. Hundreds of innocent lives are at stake.Their only chance of rescue is Stone. But he has a critically injured friend to rescue, miles of dense rainforest to navigate and the toughest decision of his life to make…Reviews A heart-thumping read – Daily Express (UK) Mc Nab is the best suspense thriller writer to put pen to paper since Alistair Mac Lean – Stephen Coonts Mc Nab is a terrific novelist. When it comes to thrills, he’s Forsyth class – Mail on Sunday (UK) Mc Nab’s great asset is that the heart of his fiction is not fiction: other thriller writers do their research, but he has actually been there – The Sunday Times (UK) About Andy Mc Nab From the day he was found abandoned in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy s Hospital, Andy Mc Nab has led an extraordinary life.As a teenage delinquent, he kicked against society. As a young soldier he waged war against the IRA in the streets and fields of South Armagh. As a member of 22 Special Air Service Regiment he was involved for ten years in covert and overt special operations worldwide, often working alongside America s Delta Force, SEALS, DEA and CIA.During the Gulf War he commanded Bravo Two Zero, a patrol that, in the words of his commanding officer, will remain in regimental history for ever . Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, Mc Nab was the British Army s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS.Since then Andy Mc Nab has become one of the world’s bestselling writers, drawing on his insider knowledge and experience. As well as three non-fiction bestsellers, he is the author of fifteen bestselling Nick Stone thrillers.Besides his writing work, he lectures to security and intelligence agencies in both the USA and UK, works in the film industry advising Hollywood on everything from covert procedure to training civilian actors to act like soldiers and he continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.