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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780743464260
ISBN number: 0743464265
Label: Pocket Star
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: April 25, 2006
Publishing house: Pocket Star
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Delivering 'a gripping insider's view of the secret world of nuclear security' (W.E.B. Griffin), Dick Couch's explosive novel poses the chilling and timely question: How safe are America's waterways from terrorist threat?
Riding quietly at her moorings on Puget Sound, the U.S. Navy's deadly weapon -- the Trident submarine -- waits for her return to the sea. But an Arab terrorist known as the Shadow has targeted the USS Michigan, with nearly three hundred nuclear warheads nestled in its missile silos. He intends to take the deadliest weapon of the Cold War and turn it into the deadliest dirty bomb conceivable -- by hijacking the Spokane, flagship of the nation's largest ferry fleet. The nation, caught by surprise, sends a select team of Navy SEALs to stop the Shadow. They are aided by a savvy FBI agent and the ferry's captain, Ross Peck. Unless the U.S. wields its political might to support his terrorist brothers in the Middle East, the Shadow will unleash a radiological holocaust, and a nightmare beyond imagining. . . .
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Given the current troubles in the Middle East this would be an interesting book to read. It has a lot of the mainstays from this type of action novel, but the author still puts together a great book. I thought the sub capture plot was interesting but I thought James Bond did it once before? Anyway you can tell this guy has very first hand knowledge because the action, devises and tactics are all believable - not the "oh come on" type you some times get in these books. The story is well constructed and has a nice flow. The one down side for me would be that I assumed that this would be a bit more difficult to pull off, but it was the story - so go with it. Overall this is an interesting and fun book for casual reading.
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I love the technothriller. I love special operations type adventure novels. This one is a pretty darn good read. One of my favs of the genre. Terrorists seize a Washington state ferry to help seize a Trident nuke sub to threaten a China syndrome at sea. Delta Force, Army Rangers and a ' direct action ' SEAL platoon get activated to snatch it back and prevent a nuclear / environmental disaster. Great details and great action. Couch is a ex-Navy Seal / ex-CIA officer so his work has some backing to it. I would have loved to have seen it made into a movie. Is Jerry Bruckheimer listening???
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I've lived in Washington all my life and spent many a boring hour on the fine ferry boats here and when I read this book I just really couldn't buy that the plan would work. For one, ferries are too high profile a target. Why steal one when you could get a good sea going tug boat out of the ship canal, taking a couple of Norweigans from Ballard, or Fremont hippies as hostages while you are at it. Secondly, the Marines at Bangour are more on the ball than portrayed in this book. It is highly unlikely that a boomer would be able to be hijacked from right under their noses without more than a few pistol shots exchanged. Sorry Dick, I just didn't buy the premise.
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