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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312375492

ISBN-139780312375492

eBay Product ID (ePID)150520271

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Book TitleDeep Black: Death Wave

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Espionage, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Terrorism, Action & Adventure

Publication Year2011

GenreFiction

AuthorWilliam H. Keith, Stephen Coonts

Book SeriesDeep Black Ser.

FormatMass Market

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight11.6 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width4.2 in

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ReviewsIn bestseller Coonts's assured new international thriller, Tommy Carmellini, the sardonic, laid-back CIA agent who became a star in 2004's Liars and Thieves gets a shot at the big time., Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans., Fortunes of War is crammed with a action, suspense, and characters with more than the usual one dimension found in these books., Gripping...Coonts's naval background and his legal education bring considerable authority to the story, and the narrative is loaded with detailed information about terrorist networks, modern weaponry, and international intrigue...the action is slam-bang., Coonts and Keith take international espionage and terrorism to a whole, new level.... The story has all the elements of a best-selling thriller., A comic, feel-good SF adventure...[delivers] optimistic messages about humanity's ability to meet future challenges., The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls, and greedy mercenaries that rival Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler for spirited action... [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate., Coonts carefully builds his plot using a wide cast of characters, from insider Iranian spies to cutting-edge aircraft pilots and government officials both high and low. Hardly a page passes without nerve-stretching tension or flat-out action. One can only hope the U.S. president, the head of the CIA, and the Israeli prime minister will have this book on their nightstands for easy reference in case fiction turns to reality, an all-too-real possibility as evidenced by recent headlines., [Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside., Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fans...Coonts has perfected the art of the high-tech adventure story., A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon., The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up characters...But the best thing about this book is Coonts's scenario for turning China into a democracy., A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best yet.

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number9

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisStephen Coonts and William H. Keith's Deep Black: Death Wave continues the bestselling technothriller series. In Central Asia, a dangerous shipment has vanished. Twelve nuclear warheads--with a combined power greater than the Hiroshima bomb--have been stolen by a deadly new alliance of international terrorists. Their plan: Use man-made weapons to trigger a devastating natural catastrophe--the largest tsunami the world has ever seen... Enter Deep Black: a secret unit of the NSA led by former Marine sniper Charlie Dean. With his hand-picked team of special ops, Dean follows the terrorists' trail to the Canary Islands. But time is running out. In hours, the warheads will be detonated and a thousand-foot wave will rise. In it's path of destruction lies every city on America's eastern coast.