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  • Whatever It Takes

  • By: Andy McNab
  • Narrated by: Paul Thornley
  • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (302 ratings)

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Whatever It Takes

By: Andy McNab
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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Summary

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They say before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

For James Mercer, the financial ruin of his family by the institutions they trusted can never be undone. It shattered everyone, leaving him with a burning need to right the wrongs they suffered. He will stop at nothing to recoup what they are owed. It’s not theft, it’s payback.

Until his solo crusade falls foul of the very people he seeks to rob - the 1 percenters, the people who own the bulk of the world’s wealth. Soon he is putting together a crew to carry out one last robbery, to undertake one last job. Success will restore his family’s fortunes, but failure will destroy them forever.

Packed with relentless action and the sort of riveting authenticity only Andy McNab can provide, Whatever It Takes tells the story of one man’s extraordinary pursuit of justice against devastating odds, a story as hard and real and controversial as any of today’s headlines, which will show the world as it really is.

©2019 Andy McNab (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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Whatever it Takes

This is not your typical Andy McNab story. The author ventures into thought provoking territory with this thriller. There is still plenty of action. But the main characters have more depth, the story more angles and twists. I am a fan of his SAS books, and I want more of those too, but I am looking forward to more of the authors work in this vein.

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Great story, very well read.

Loved the story. One of the best read audio books I’ve heard. Thoroughly recommend this book.

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Great book

Really good listen and kept just parking up and listening to move. Had to know what was happening next. Hope there's another to follow

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Bring back Nick Stone

I downloaded this book by mistake as I thought it was a “ Nick Stone “ series book . It was different but I found it a little disappointing to the usual Andy Mcnab stories. Paul Thornley narration was as good as ever

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So close to the truth

The truth is always hidden and the underlying ideas and what happened in this story is very close to it. One world Government is not just a fairy story, just visit The World Economic forum website for confirmation. Very good read.

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Hmmmm....this was sort of good!

I started to listen to this and quickly found myself thinking, 'oh for goodness sake' as the worlds richest man picks a special 'Quantity surveyor' come thief to do a job for him. Then he inturn puts together his team of experts...sort of like the 70s A team on telly....anyhow i persevered and found i was quite enjoying the whole thing when finally it got to the last couple of chapters and 'cazham' the plot finally came out. All told quite a clever idea for a book but not one that i am likely to listen to again.

My advice....you can do a lot worse on Audible :) Enjoy

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the auration was really good

a really gripping story line a d enjoyed the book a lot. I am now a convert to audible.

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A big fan of Andy McNab but not this book

A weak and not particularly believable storyline, this may be ok in some cases but in this one there are few other redeeming features. Definitely my least favourite of his books, not quite finished listening to it and it's been a bit of a slog so hopefully, this is not the start of a new series of books as sadly I'll be giving them a miss.

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Not for me

Not the book I hoped for, Nick stone it is definitely not. Listened to the conclusion, as it was. Extremely predictable, however “out there”.

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meh

It was ok, however, probably my least exciting Andy Mcnab book. . . . .

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