"The novel that pretty much invented the submarine espionage thriller. "
The novel that pretty much invented the submarine espionage thriller. Tom Clancy’s 1984 yarn introduces us to CIA analyst Jack Ryan, called into action when renegade Soviet submarine captain, Marko Ramius, decides to go AWOL with a fully armed nuclear ballistic missile sub. While the US navy top brass are convinced that Ramius is headed towards the States in order to wreak nuclear havoc, young Ryan has an alternate theory: perhaps the Russian commander wants to defect? So begins a terrific cat and mouse narrative, where the technical details of submarine engineering are elevated to the status of high prose. It was the dedication to military accuracy that made the book, which originally earned a paltry advance of $5000, instantly popular with the US military and had even American President Ronald Reagan enthusing, ensuring the book became a huge bestseller.
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The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career - became a blockbuster film - and introduced Jack Ryan.
THE HUNT IS ON...
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west.
The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime.
The Hunt for Red October features in the following genres: Espionage and spy thriller, Political / Legal Thrillers, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction
The Hunt for Red October is available in Hardback, Paperback
The Hunt for Red October was written by Tom Clancy and published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Hunt for Red October has 477 pages
£8.99
