Bravo Romeo

by Ralph Peters

Upon learning of a terrorist plot, Army intelligence agent Major Jack Thorne goes undercover in Germany's radical underground and finds himself running for his life with a German woman while the entire free world is imperiled

Genres: Thriller, Military Fiction, Fiction

309 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1981

About the author

Ralph Peters is a novelist, an essayist, a former career soldier, and an adventurer in the 19th-century sense. He is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed novels, two influential works on strategy, "Beyond Terror" and "Fighting for the Future".

Mr. Peters' works can also be found under the pen name "Owen Parry." He also appears frequently as a commentator on television and radio networks.

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Reviews

[Michael Koch · Rating 3 out of 5]

In 1981, Ralph Peters wrote this book attempting to incorporate the feeling of that era in a political assassination thriller. While it is not a bad thriller, it does not have an authentic baby boomer activist feel to one who was (remains) a baby boomer. With no experience, it feels unlikely that an agent could sit in a bar one time, for one glass, speak to nobody, and still identify violent leftist activists without speaking to a soul. In my mind, this action tool, although effective for the plot, feels like an artificial stratagem used to shorten the duration of the agent’s mission.

Regardless of the artificial tightness of the agent’s mission, the plot held together fairly well resulting in an interesting story and a fairly good hold on my attention. This was helped along by things the protagonist did as well as things done for him by his surprising helpers. The flashbacks to Vietnam were distracting and neither added to the story nor to the finish. This was too much self perusal for my taste.

Not a bad read; better for those who like self absorbed protagonists. Three stars