Last Light (novel)
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Last Light is a 2002 novel by Andy McNab
. It is the fourth book in the Nick Stone
adventures series. It was a number one bestseller.
deniable operator Nick Stone is given a chilling ultimatum: fly to Panama
and finish the job, or Kelly, the eleven-year-old orphan in his charge, will be killed.
Stone is on the edge, struggling to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, trying to come to terms with a heartrending decision he has made about Kelly's future. By the time he arrives in Panama, he is close to breaking point. And in the sweltering Central American jungle, after failing to eliminate his target once again, Stone finds himself at the centre of a lethal conspiracy involving Colombian guerrillas, the US Government and Chinese big business. At stake are hundreds of innocent lives.
He has a critically injured friend to rescue and miles of dense rainforest to navigate. And in an explosive denouement at the Panama Canal
, Nick Stone is forced to make the toughest decision of his life...
Andy McNab
Sergeant ‘Andy McNab’ DCM MM is the pseudonym of an English novelist and former SAS operative and soldier.McNab came into public prominence in 1993, when he published his account of the failed Special Air Service patrol, Bravo Two Zero for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in...
. It is the fourth book in the Nick Stone
Nick Stone (Andy McNab character)
Nick Stone is the main fictional character in a series of books written by Andy McNab, who is an ex-member of British Army regiment the SAS. Andy McNab has written about Nick Stone in thirteen different books...
adventures series. It was a number one bestseller.
Synopsis
Aborting an officially-sanctioned assassination attempt at the Houses of Parliament when he realises who the target is, Secret Intelligence ServiceSecret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
deniable operator Nick Stone is given a chilling ultimatum: fly to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
and finish the job, or Kelly, the eleven-year-old orphan in his charge, will be killed.
Stone is on the edge, struggling to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, trying to come to terms with a heartrending decision he has made about Kelly's future. By the time he arrives in Panama, he is close to breaking point. And in the sweltering Central American jungle, after failing to eliminate his target once again, Stone finds himself at the centre of a lethal conspiracy involving Colombian guerrillas, the US Government and Chinese big business. At stake are hundreds of innocent lives.
He has a critically injured friend to rescue and miles of dense rainforest to navigate. And in an explosive denouement at the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
, Nick Stone is forced to make the toughest decision of his life...