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188 ratings,
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published
August 1st 1998
by HarperTorch
(first published 1986)
details
Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
isbn
0061044490
(isbn13: 9780061044496)
description
At a secret Baltic submarine base, a renegade Soviet commander prepares a plan so outrageous it just might work. In the waters off of a European capit…more
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Read in September, 2009
Did realize this was from the 80's when I started reading it - mention of KGB, Soviet Special Forces made me go back and check the date. Later I read about the coolest new computer - a PC XT and how it could dial up bulletin boards with a 2400 baud modem. Anyway, the main character seems to disregard her rules at work at follow up on hunches. Maybe the not the most realistic plot. Many of the plot turns were predictable and the ending wrapped up too nicely. Not bad to kill a few hours sitti...more
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REally, a fun 1980s style spy thriller. Totally not what I have known Stuart Woods for, but a good read nonetheless. Great to read about CPM and MS-DOS as if they were the latest technologies. And, while it is fairly predictable, there are some twists that keep it going.
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Dec 12, 2009
Catherine
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Found Run Before The Wind (#2) to be a quick enjoyable read so this one will be next....
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A great story, written well by Stuart Woods. It's at the top of my favorites list.
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Read in April, 2009
Very predicatable. Russia is going to take over sweden with a sneak attack. Very 80;s.
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Read in December, 2009
predictable,but Ok quick read. Too many coincidences.
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Read in August, 2007
I enjoyed this book mildly. This was during a phase I went through in which I decided to read some thrillers. Actually, this one was basically it. I tried Vince Flynn, but his books were 2 parts swearing, 1 part porno, and 6 parts awful dialogue. This book, too, got a little raunchy, but it had a basically sounds story. It lacked the Cold War grandeur of, say, The Hunt for Red October.
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Read in July, 2008
A little slow to start but got really good if you can stick with it...about 100 pages in...Not at all what I expected...
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I loved this! The Covert Ops... The Cold War.... Kept me until the end!
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