UK Amazon Kindle Forum discussion

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Nemesis-F...

IT's non-fiction month on the group. This one isn't going to be a barrel of laughs ....

Paul Bruce was a tough, idealistic young trooper in the SAS when he was dispatched to Northern Ireland. His top-secret mission: to execute IRA suspects in cold blood.

Bruce and three SAS comrades shot down one terrified victim after another, leaving the bodies to be buried in deep, unmarked woodland graves.

The soldiers grew their hair long and drove ordinary looking cars. But they always carried pistols and sub-machine guns.

In this historic book the author produces maps to show where his victims lie secretly buried.

He also chronicles the mental breakdown of crack SAS troops, ordered to carry out the dirtiest job in a secret war.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Nemesis-F...

Downloaded this one,looks interesting!

Finished this today (didn't see any maps in the kindle version).
I fail to understand why the author and his colleagues continued to carry out the assassinations when their consciences told them what they were doing was wrong.
I was even more shocked when they progressed to shooting innocent men in the street rationalising that they were 'obeying orders'.
I felt increasingly angry as I read this book!

Seems it's a work of fiction, Sarah.

If you are interested in that kind of thing this is a good read and it's definitely true, it's kind of a biography I guess.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/None-Shall-Di...

and this one was interesting too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Dead-Me...

I didn't realise the 2nd one I posted was also a film.

Thanks for the recommendations Jud, I've downloaded the first one.

The author claims his book is autobiographical Patti. I was appalled to discover that young men suspected of being terrorists were being executed without trial but when the SAS were repeatedly sent out to gun down innocent men walking in the streets just to stir up trouble I felt sickened. Apparently questions were raised in Parliament when the book was first published but no one was held accountable.

All the reviews claim the book is fiction, Sarah. If the author is portraying it as truth when it isn't (and if Parliament questioned it and nothing happened then it must be fiction just look at the Bloody Sunday catastrophe that is still being looked in to) then shame on him. It's disgusting to take advantage of such a horrendous event for his own benefit.

I could go on...

I've just read the reviews on Amazon and now I don't know what to believe:@(.

That will teach me to look at reviews before I read the book, I rarely do as I hate spoilers. I certainly wouldn't have wasted 5 hours and so much negative energy had I looked before I leaped. Another lesson learned ;@)

I'd blame Simon

You could always return it and say it's false advertising

Has it been less than seven days?

No explanation required then.

Fewer! Fewer than seven days.

I would give a reason anyway, they shouldn't be selling something advertised as true when it's not.

Plus there are enough true horror stories out there about the troubles and the British Army, no need to be adding false ones to it. I'd return it on principle even it was free :o)

A few weeks ago Phil and I visited the memorial to Stirling (the founder of the SAS) when we were in Doune. We were so touched by the experience and then to read this so soon afterwards probably touched a raw nerve. The poor guy must be birling in his grave.

To make matters worse I roasted Phil's ears off yesterday, ranting about what I had read.

Birling.

Criminy, Sarah.

It's like being home with my Mom.

And now it's dinner time there. :)

You made me smile Patti!

53% into Jud's recommendation, harrowing is putting it mildly!

Some lighter reading this weekend methinks!

Oww..fiction or non fiction? the line just got blurry..

This is a work of fiction.

After the book was originally published the author (real name Paul Inman) was interviewed by the RUC and admitted he made the whole thing up. His military record shows that he served in Northern Ireland for four months from Feb to June 1972... as a vehicle mechanic.

What a swizz! I wonder if the Trade Descriptions Act applies to book descriptions?