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Sales Rank: 159064
Category: Book
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Label: Zondervan
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 0310272149
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780310272144
ASIN: 0310272149
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Product Description
As the U.S. Navy searches for weapons-grade plutonium that has been smuggled by terrorists out of Russia, a submarine mishap in the Black Sea brings the United States and Russia to the brink of nuclear war. It is a race against the clock, with Russian missiles activated and programmed for American cities.
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 I had such high hopes, but then ... January 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with Booker's review about the plethora of factual errors. The worst (so far - I'm only halfway through) involve the air combat. Here are a few mistakes: surface-to-ground missles launched from MIG-29's (that's not a typo), Phoenix missles carried by F-15's (they were only on F-14's), Sidewinder becomes Stinger at one point. I can't imagine what an Air Force/Navy/Marine pilot would be thinking during the air-to-air sequence, probably laughing out loud.
There was also a phrase like "he's too close for missles, I'll have to go to machine guns"! This was later correctly referred to as cannon, but just a horrible error.
For the author: most readers of this genre of book love and need accurate facts (spy novel readers can tolerate inaccuracy, but not military thriller readers). Just a small amount more of easily attainable research would have made a huge difference.
I'll probably finish the book, but it's not very good.
 Unbelievably Bad! January 1, 2009
It's hard for me to understand the good reviews other people have given this book. The book is so full of factual errors (one plots a course of 90 degrees to sail from the Bosphorus to Gibraltar?), cliches, insults to the reader's intelligence, and awkward/forced references to prayer as to ruin an interesting plot.
 A Superb Military Thriller November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There is no pause in the action in this latest thriller from Don Brown. The author, who is a former Navy JAG officer, created a story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats throughout.
It centers around a batch of plutonium stolen from the Russians that ends up in the hands of Chechnyan terrorists. Submarine commander Pete Miranda and his volunteer crew are tasked with destroying the ship carrying it. One huge catch is the location of the freighter. It is in an area that will render escape virtually impossible for the sub's crew. I won't give any more details on that in the interest of not spoiling it. Suffice it to say, the events occuring in this mission are amazing and harrowing.
This novel will appeal to fans of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, and Brad Thor. Don Brown is an amazing author who can write a thriller like those above and also pen a legal yarn like Grisham and Turow. If you have not read any of his books, do yourself a favor and get this one. I would also strongly recommend the following: Treason (Navy Justice, Book 1) Hostage (Navy Justice, Book 2) Defiance (Navy Justice, Book 3)
Right Out Of The International Headlines! September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This novel was published in June of 2008, with a riveting storyline involving the conflict between Russia and Georgia and the United States getting in the middle of it. Then in August of 2008, war actually broke out between Georgia and Russia. Amazing. I loved the book and loved it's premise, and it was amazing in helping me understand a part of the world that, until the Georgian war broke out, had been foreign to most Americans.
Should have known better September 1, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm not a Gresham or Clancy fan so I should have known better. After the first twenty pages of cliches I gave up.
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