The Day Before Midnight, Stephen Hunter
The Day Before Midnight, Stephen Hunter
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The Day Before Midnight

Author: Stephen Hunter

Narrator: Philip Bosco

Abridged: 2 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/24/2007


Synopsis

“A breathtaking, fascinating look at what could happen—given the possibility of an atomic ‘given.’ A wrap-up you'll never forget.”—Robert Ludlum

The countdown begins when welder Jack Hummel is abducted from his suburban Maryland home ans whisked to the South Mountain MX missile site—a top-secret nuclear complex now taken over by paramilitary terrorists.

All that stands between the Uzi-armed commandos and the launch button is a half-ton titanium block. They want Jack Hummel to cut through it—so they can unleash a devastatingly brilliant plot that threatens global disaster.

Now a Delta Force veteran and a think-tank defense wizard must get inside South Mountain—by defeating their own super-security systems and a darkly ingenious enemy leader . . . 

. . . while Jack Hummel's torch burns closer and closer to the launch key . . . while the clock ticks closer to midnight—and Armageddon.

Praise for The Day Before Midnight

“Rockets toward a shattering climax like an incoming missile.”—Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder and Final Flight

“Nonstop action and mounting tension.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Slam-bang action and relentless suspense.”—The Washington Post

“The novel crackles and jolts.”—Chicago Tribune

“The one to beat this year in the nail-biter class . . . an edge-of-the-seat doomsday countdown thriller.”—Daily News, New York

About The Author

Stephen Hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include The Third Bullet; Sniper's Honor; I, Sniper; I, Ripper; and Point of Impact, which was adapted for film and TV as Shooter. Hunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland.Philip Bosco's numerous film credits include Trading Places, Children of a Lesser God, Three Men and a Baby, and Working Girl. He has appeared in, among others, the Broadway play Whose Life Is It Anyway?, and has twice been nominated for the Tony Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on June 14, 2020

My 4th time reading this exciting novel! It's the kind of story one does not get tired of reading. This page-turning, action-packed novel was an inspiration for me to write THE SANDMAN, my first novel. The whole story takes place in a single day, with realistic action scenes, tongue-in-cheek writing......more

Goodreads review by Koon on August 13, 2017

Picked up this book to reread for the 100th time. This book hooked me on to the author who also has a series on bob lee swagger (sniper) whose character is now on TV in the series Shooter. The day before midnight is unique that it has a host of characters from the average joes to the elite military......more

Goodreads review by Tucker on May 17, 2015

This is an old school Stephen Hunter thriller that grabs you from the opening pages and takes you on a frenetic race that never lets up until it reaches a tense, dramatic conclusion. A family is taken hostage and the father – a welder – is coerced into doing a treacherous job; a professor stumbles th......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on May 14, 2012

Stephen Hunter needs to sue somebody's ass. What we have here is a prototype for the TV show "24" (tho this is more like "17," and someone forgot 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. in all the excitement). Each chapter is an hour, and the clock is ticking while the heroes race to avert global catastrophe. In this ca......more

Goodreads review by Hernan Kein on May 03, 2016

first rate, Hunter's finest book. This has to be one of the most well paced and well written "white-knuckle" books I have ever read. The break neck story gallops along with well drawn characters, riveting twists and clearly well researched.......more


Quotes

“A breathtaking, fascinating look at what could happen—given the possibility of an atomic ‘given.’ A wrap-up you'll never forget.”—Robert Ludlum

“Rockets toward a shattering climax like an incoming missile.”—Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder and Final Flight

“Nonstop action and mounting tension.”The New York Times Book Review

“Slam-bang action and relentless suspense.”The Washington Post

“The novel crackles and jolts.”Chicago Tribune

“The one to beat this year in the nail-biter class . . . an edge-of-the-seat doomsday countdown thriller.”Daily News, New York