Stephen Coonts





Stephen Coonts

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January 01, 1946 in Buckhannon, The United States

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Stephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American thriller and suspense novelist.

Coonts grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia, a small coal-mining town [1] and earned an B.A. degree in political science at West Virginia University in 1968. He entered the Navy the following year and flew an A-6 Intruder medium attack plane during the Vietnam War, where he served on two combat cruises aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He accumulated 1600 hours in the A-6 Intruder and earned a number of Navy commendations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war he served as a flight instructor on A-6 aircraft for two years, then did a tour as an assistant catapult and arresting gear officer aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68). His navigator-bombardie...more


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Baseball is America’s game, and my favorite. This past weekend Philadelphia pitcher Cole Hamels plunked a batter. Ho hum. But the guy he hit was Washington Nationals rookie phenom Bryce Harper, who went to first base as usual. Then it got interesting. A bit later Harper stole home, which is quite a feat, and one reason the Nationals signed him at the age of 17 for $10 million. Yep. He’s a futur...

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Average rating: 3.78 · 13,035 ratings · 568 reviews · 93 distinct works
Flight Of The Intruder (Jak...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,601 ratings — published 1986 — 30 editions
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Under Siege (Jake Grafton, #4)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 1990 — 16 editions
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Final Flight (Jake Grafton,...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 1986 — 18 editions
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America (Jake Grafton, #9)
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 604 ratings — published 2001 — 28 editions
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The Minotaur (Jake Grafton,...
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 1989 — 22 editions
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Saucer (Saucer, #1)
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 524 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions
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Cuba (Jake Grafton, #7)
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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Liberty (Jake Grafton, #10)
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions
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Liars & Thieves (Tommy Carm...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1997 — 23 editions
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The Assassin (Tommy Carmell...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions
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More books by Stephen Coonts…
Flight Of The Intruder Final Flight The Minotaur Under Siege The Red Horseman The Intruders Cuba
Jake Grafton (10 books)
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3.8260615276640544 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 8,549 ratings
Liars & Thieves The Traitor The Assassin The Disciple
Tommy Carmellini (4 books)
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3.752831445702865 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,501 ratings
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Deep Black (9 books)
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3.7033045977011496 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,392 ratings
Saucer Saucer: The Conquest
Saucer (2 books)
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3.5827814569536423 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 755 ratings

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