America, Stephen Coonts
America, Stephen Coonts
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America

Author: Stephen Coonts

Narrator: John Kenneth

Unabridged: 14 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/16/2017

Synopsis

When an experimental nuclear submarine is hijacked in broad daylight, only Admiral Jake Grafton stands between the deadly cargo and its intended target: Washington D.C.Hundreds of people have gathered to watch the launching of the USS America—our newest and most sophisticated nuclear submarine. Then, the unthinkable happens: armed men emerge from the tugboat that is leading her to sea, board the submarine and man her controls. Half of the men onboard are slaughtered and half are put out to sea. Before nearby destroyers can react, the sub disappears.Admiral Jake Grafton is resting at his Delaware beach house when he is asked to find out who has stolen his submarine and why. He learns that a rogue CIA group, originally trained to steal Russian technology during the Cold War, may be behind the operation. And soon it becomes clear that, whatever their purpose, they mean business: within hours a missile launched from the submarine destroys the top floor of the White House and a second missile fells an airliner carrying 283 passengers. Now the race is on to find out where the submarine is, who is behind the nightmare scenario and—most critically—how to stop it.

About Stephen Coonts

This biography could be entitled, West Virginia Boy Becomes a Very Successful Author....... but that would be too obvious. Author, Stephen Coonts was born and raised in Buchanan, West Virginia, a small town of 6,000. He led the typical life of any boy growing up in the 50's and 60's.

He was born in 1946, and ended his childhood by graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in political science. As happens with many poli-sci grads, he had a law degree in mind, but first he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Coonts received his wings after completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. After serving in the Vietnam War as an attack fighter, he served as a flight instructor, and did a tour of duty on the USS Nimitz. Upon leaving the Navy, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law. After receiving his law degree, he moved back to West Virginia to practice for a couple of years. But, his career took him back to Colorado where he specialized in oil and gas law.

Finally, in 1986, he published his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, which became a huge success, being on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Later, a movie by the same title was produced based on his novel, and was released nationally in 1991. All of his books have been published in several different countries.

Currently, Coonts lives in Colorado with his third wife, Deborah, He continues to write novels from Colorado.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale

Solid, but not an exceptional thriller The strength of a Stephen Coonts novel is that he provides a thriller like Tom Clancy but not all of the techno-speak. Instead, he provides just enough to give the reader a taste but not enough to overwhelm. The weakness of Stephen Coonts is that Jake Grafton, li......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick

An American and European joint venture anti-missile satellite is sabotaged just after being launched. Then America's lasted and most technological nuclear submarine is hijacked on its maiden voyage. Admiral Jake Grafton is tasked with locating the missing and recovering or destroying the missing dev......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Better. Good military yarn about a brand new, state of the art submarine hijacked on its maiden voyage, right about the time a state of the art defense satellite also goes missing. Admiral Jake Grafton ends up in the middle of the investigation and ultimately is vital in bringing the tale to conclus......more

Goodreads review by William

This two-book set contains two sequential book-length stories. One involves the theft of a new nuclear submarine from the United States Navy just as it heads out for its first assignment. The second involves the desperate effort to track down and disarm four nuclear missle heads purchased from a rog......more

Goodreads review by Martial

Criminals crash a US satellite and steal a new submarine......more

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