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Start with Remote Control and continue through all 19 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Remote Control
Book 1 by Andy McNab • Published 1997
Ex-SAS operator Nick Stone is tracking terrorists in Washington D.C. when he finds his former colleagues massacred. On the run with the only survivor—a seven-year-old girl—he must uncover a conspiracy that hits close...
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Nick Stone reading order
Ends with Line of Fire
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Book 1:Remote Control
Andy McNab • 1997
Ex-SAS operator Nick Stone is tracking terrorists in Washington D.C. when he finds his former colleagues massacred. On the run with the only survivor—a seven-year-old girl—he must uncover a conspiracy that hits close...
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Book 2:Crisis Four
Andy McNab • 1999
Nick Stone is ordered to hunt down Sarah Greenwood, a rogue agent and his former lover. As he tracks her through the American wilderness, he discovers she holds the key to a terrifying conspiracy.
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Book 3:Firewall
Andy McNab • 2000
Desperate for cash, Nick Stone takes a kidnapping job in Estonia. He soon finds himself caught between the Russian mafia and a cyber-espionage plot that threatens global military secrets.
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Book 4:Last Light
Andy McNab • 2001
An assassination mission in Panama goes wrong, leaving Nick Stone to protect a target he was meant to kill. He must navigate a treacherous jungle and political betrayal to survive.
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Book 5:Liberation Day
Andy McNab • 2002
In Algeria, Nick Stone’s simple escort mission turns into a nightmare. He is stranded in a hostile country, battling terrorists and his own demons while trying to save a group of hostages.
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Book 6:Dark Winter
Andy McNab • 2003
Stone uncovers a plot involving a deadly biological weapon. Working alongside a US agent, he races to stop an attack that could devastate London and Berlin.
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Book 7:Deep Black
Andy McNab • 2004
Nick Stone infiltrates Bosnia to stop a terrorist cell. The mission is complicated when he realizes his objectives conflict with those of his American counterparts, forcing him into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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Book 8:Aggressor
Andy McNab • 2005
Nick Stone is offered a chance to reclaim his life, but it comes at a price. He must help the CIA in a seemingly impossible mission that challenges everything he knows about loyalty.
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Book 9:Recoil
Andy McNab • 2006
Nick Stone is healing in Switzerland when his girlfriend disappears. His search leads him to the Congo, where he faces child soldiers and a brutal war over resources.
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Book 10:Crossfire
Andy McNab • 2007
Nick Stone is bodyguarding a TV crew in Basra when a reporter is kidnapped. His rescue mission takes him from Iraq to London and Kabul, exposing a conspiracy of government and big business.
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Book 11:Brute Force
Andy McNab • 2008
Nick Stone is hunted by a killer targeting everyone involved in an old mission. To survive, he must turn the tables and become the hunter, revisiting a dark chapter of his past.
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Book 12:Exit Wound
Andy McNab • 2009
Nick Stone and his team try to steal Saddam Hussein’s gold in Dubai. When the heist goes wrong, Stone seeks revenge on those who betrayed him, uncovering a larger conspiracy.
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Book 13:Zero Hour
Andy McNab • 2010
Nick Stone is reluctant to take a job finding a missing student. But the case links back to a secret Syrian radar station and a threat that could compromise British security.
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Book 14:Dead Centre
Andy McNab • 2011
Somali pirates have kidnapped a Russian oligarch's son. Nick Stone is hired to get the boy back, plunging him into the chaotic, lawless world of the Horn of Africa.
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Book 15:Silencer
Andy McNab • 2013
Nick Stone’s quiet life is shattered when his son falls ill and the doctor saving him is threatened. Stone tracks the threat to Hong Kong, facing the Triads to protect his family.
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Book 16:For Valour
Andy McNab • 2014
Nick Stone breaks into a top-secret facility to steal a list of illustrious Britons. But the heist reveals a darker secret, and Stone finds himself targeted by a sniper from his past.
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Book 17:Detonator
Andy McNab • 2015
Betrayed and wounded in the Alps, Nick Stone relies on a young boy to help him survive. He goes on a rampage across Europe to find the faceless enemy who wants him dead.
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Book 18:Cold Blood
Andy McNab • 2016
Stranded in the Arctic, Nick Stone is exhausted and aging. He just wants to survive, but a mission to protect a polar expedition forces him to fight one last brutal battle on the ice.
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Book 19:Line of Fire
Andy McNab • 2017
Nick Stone is tasked with a simple extraction, but it leads him into a complex web of corruption involving cyber-warfare. He must stay one step ahead of a new breed of enemy.
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Nick Stone FAQ
What is the best order to read the Nick Stone series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Remote Control.
How many books are in the Nick Stone series?
There are 19 books currently listed in the Nick Stone series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Nick Stone series?
New readers should start with Remote Control, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Nick Stone series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1997 to 2017.