Launch Code launched
My new novel Launch Code is launched today!
What would you do if you were ordered to press the nuclear button?
When Lieutenant Bill Guth and his fellow submariners were ordered to launch their nuclear missiles in 1983, there was an argument, there was a struggle, someone died, the missiles were not fired, and the world did not end.
Years later, in 2019, a historian asks Bill, now retired and celebrating Thanksgiving with his four daughters in England, what happened. Bill won’t say. That night, the historian is murdered. Who killed him? And what happened on that submarine all those years ago?
I’ve already received some encouraging comments. Here are two:
'Deadly state secrets and deadlier family secrets - perfectly crafted, scrupulously researched Launch Code weaves an ingeniously dark and tangled web that will keep you gripped and guessing to the very end. Ridpath is one of the best thriller writers around.' - Craig Russell, author of The Devil Aspect
'Hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking, Launch Code brings to mind the classic thrillers of Alister Maclean and Jack Higgins. A well-crafted ingenious mystery, tightly plotted, compelling and contemporary, this could well be Michael Ridpath's best novel yet.' - Stav Sherez, author of the Carrigan & Miller series
Launch Code is available on Kindle everywhere. Just click this link to go to the Kindle page for your country.
Physical books are available in trade paperback in the UK, but not the US yet. I’m not sure whether the books have yet reached Australia. If you want a signed copy, get in touch with my local London bookshop, Lutyens and Rubinstein, and they can post one to you anywhere in the world. Their website is here.
I intend to publish a paperback version in the US in the next couple of months. I will let you know when it is ready.
Please get in touch if you have any questions. I hope you like it!
What would you do if you were ordered to press the nuclear button?
When Lieutenant Bill Guth and his fellow submariners were ordered to launch their nuclear missiles in 1983, there was an argument, there was a struggle, someone died, the missiles were not fired, and the world did not end.
Years later, in 2019, a historian asks Bill, now retired and celebrating Thanksgiving with his four daughters in England, what happened. Bill won’t say. That night, the historian is murdered. Who killed him? And what happened on that submarine all those years ago?
I’ve already received some encouraging comments. Here are two:
'Deadly state secrets and deadlier family secrets - perfectly crafted, scrupulously researched Launch Code weaves an ingeniously dark and tangled web that will keep you gripped and guessing to the very end. Ridpath is one of the best thriller writers around.' - Craig Russell, author of The Devil Aspect
'Hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking, Launch Code brings to mind the classic thrillers of Alister Maclean and Jack Higgins. A well-crafted ingenious mystery, tightly plotted, compelling and contemporary, this could well be Michael Ridpath's best novel yet.' - Stav Sherez, author of the Carrigan & Miller series
Launch Code is available on Kindle everywhere. Just click this link to go to the Kindle page for your country.
Physical books are available in trade paperback in the UK, but not the US yet. I’m not sure whether the books have yet reached Australia. If you want a signed copy, get in touch with my local London bookshop, Lutyens and Rubinstein, and they can post one to you anywhere in the world. Their website is here.
I intend to publish a paperback version in the US in the next couple of months. I will let you know when it is ready.
Please get in touch if you have any questions. I hope you like it!
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