Blackmail: A Novel (Trident Deception Series, 4) - Softcover

Campbell, Rick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250160391 ISBN 13: 9781250160393

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2018

Synopsis

“As in Tom Clancy’s technothrillers, the war maneuvers feel authentic and are described in stellar detail.”―Booklist

The American aircraft carrier patrolling the Western Pacific is severely damaged by a surprise salvo of cruise missiles. The Russian government officially apologizes, but what it claims was an accident during training was actually a calculated attack. And now it’s time for Russia’s real mission to begin. . .

With the U.S. Pacific fleet at its weakest―and political unrest already spreading throughout Eastern Europe―the Russian president initiates a bold plan to reoccupy key industrialized areas of the former USSR. Doing so will mean cutting off much of the world’s oil and natural gas supply―and wiring every major pipeline with explosives. If the U.S. attempts to thwart Russia, every last resource will be destroyed. America’s only option is to launch a simultaneous attack on all fronts. But one false move could lead to a war of epic proportions―one that could do no less than destroy the world itself. . .

“Enthralling...The submarine and surface-ship battles are pitch-perfect.”―Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author

Rick Campbell, a retired Navy Commander, spent more than twenty years on multiple submarine tours. On his last tour, he was one of the two men whose permission was required to launch the submarine's nuclear warhead-tipped missiles. Campbell is the author of The Trident Deception, Empire Rising and Ice Station Nautilus, and lives with his family in the greater Washington, D.C. area.

Review

“Enthralling... The submarine and surface-ship battles are pitch-perfect, and readers will shudder with every missile strike and every exploding depth charge.” ―Publishers Weekly on Blackmail

“The best novel about a submarine since Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October.” ―Booklist (starred review) on The Trident Deception

“A military, techo-thriller throwback to the early days of Tom Clancy mixed with the best of W.E.B. Griffin...Empire Rising is a high-tech shoot-’em-up for a more thoughtful generation.” ―Providence Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1250160391
• ISBN 13: 9781250160393
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432