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Day of Wrath
A plane carrying an American arms inspection team mysteriously falls out of the sky. A senior U.S. diplomat is daringly assassinated. These are but warning shots to the most devastating terrorist conspiracy ever, conceived and paid for by a cunning Saudi prince who is one of the world's richest men. Burning across Russia, Europe, then home to America itself, the plot threatens to ignite in a single, apocalyptic millisecond. Only two operatives have a prayer of stopping it --- Army Colonel Peter Thorn and FBI Special Agent Helen Gray, themselves on the run from the very people they're fighting to protect.
512 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1998
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Larry Bond
75 books412 followersLarry Bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including Crash Dive, Cold Choices, Dangerous Ground, Red Phoenix and the Larry Bond’s First Team and Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the Washington DC area. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, and he now writes and designs computer games, including Harpoon and Command at Sea. He makes his home in Springfield, Virginia.
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June 15, 2020
Debo decir que desconocía por completo la existencia de este libro, de hecho fue por una casualidad de encontrarlo en oferta que termine comprándolo, y vaya sorpresa de descubrir que dentro de lo que corresponde al tipo de historia en que se desenvuelve esta muy bien narrado, hay un buen trabajo de investigación por parte del autor y que a pesar de lo clichés que suelen presentar este tipo de novelas se vuelve adictiva hasta el final.
July 9, 2016
I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. It started slow and there were lots of characters...but the build up and the fun and excitement in reading...until the end!!! Worth the read.
September 3, 2025
Nuclear.
Certainly the best word to describe Larry Bond's most explosive work.
Certainly the best word to describe Larry Bond's most explosive work.
November 6, 2009
I don't toss this label around casually (one of my favorite books is The Lion's Game by Nelson deMille) but this book basically bigoted towards people in the middle-east.
February 5, 2013
An excellent story full of intrigue, excitement and precursor to 911. 9 of 10 stars.
September 20, 2022
Larry Bond is one of my favourite current techno thriller writers. This book however, was written in 1998, (read 2022) during perestroika while the USA was the only superpower, and there were no battles between superpowers. Nevertheless, the plot stands up well. The US and Russia are busy destroying nuclear warheads and missiles. A plane carrying a US and Russian monitoring team in Russia crashes, killing all on board and destroying all the team’s records. The crash appears to be an open and shut accident. That is until a lone FBI agent and a US special forces officer assigned to her during inspection of the crash site, raise questions as to why both engines would stop at virtually the same time over desolate, uninhabited wilderness.
As soon as the question is asked, the killing begins. The two Americans are experienced, first class, small arms and hand to hand combat veterans. The soldier has led rescue and other teams into foreign and enemy territory with considerable success. The FBI agent has led the much vaunted Hostage Rescue Team on tricky missions, always successful. They are not however, analysts, and they begin to follow the drug trail. By this time the drug trail has led into Russian jet engines, then into scrap metal alloys and from Russia to Norway to Germany and is then lost. Every time the two Americans follow the drug trail another step, they run into another, larger, more vicious battle and they are finally stymied. Their own people do not support them and the ‘drug lords’ seem to be a step ahead at every turn.
The two protagonists take some time here to rethink all their clues and information and to ask carefully selected friends, outside the chain of command for help. The druggies seem to be spending way too much effort for a relatively small amount of drugs. It is now that the whiff of a nuke on the loose raises its ugly head and suddenly a number if pieces fall into place. The protagonists make it back to the USA and recruit an assistant. The plot expands as the number of nukes grows.
The antagonist, who has been in the background for most of the book begins to play a more visible role. He has acquired a number of mid sized planes for use over major US cities. These have all been modified to carry, arm, and activate a Russian nuke. Dropping is not necessary. After our heroes acquire a host of more or less domestic products and chemicals, they break into the antagonist’s headquarters and take on his team on the night before the morning of the holocaust. This is one of the best small arms battles ever. Several McGyver creations add to their fire power to even the odds. However, enemy have been advancing the clocks.
This was an exciting story and a good read. In my opinion, Bond’s action scenes worked better than his non-action scenes. His submariner series is just a little bit better in this area and those books are better for it. I continue to enjoy everything from Larry Bond. Four stars.
As soon as the question is asked, the killing begins. The two Americans are experienced, first class, small arms and hand to hand combat veterans. The soldier has led rescue and other teams into foreign and enemy territory with considerable success. The FBI agent has led the much vaunted Hostage Rescue Team on tricky missions, always successful. They are not however, analysts, and they begin to follow the drug trail. By this time the drug trail has led into Russian jet engines, then into scrap metal alloys and from Russia to Norway to Germany and is then lost. Every time the two Americans follow the drug trail another step, they run into another, larger, more vicious battle and they are finally stymied. Their own people do not support them and the ‘drug lords’ seem to be a step ahead at every turn.
The two protagonists take some time here to rethink all their clues and information and to ask carefully selected friends, outside the chain of command for help. The druggies seem to be spending way too much effort for a relatively small amount of drugs. It is now that the whiff of a nuke on the loose raises its ugly head and suddenly a number if pieces fall into place. The protagonists make it back to the USA and recruit an assistant. The plot expands as the number of nukes grows.
The antagonist, who has been in the background for most of the book begins to play a more visible role. He has acquired a number of mid sized planes for use over major US cities. These have all been modified to carry, arm, and activate a Russian nuke. Dropping is not necessary. After our heroes acquire a host of more or less domestic products and chemicals, they break into the antagonist’s headquarters and take on his team on the night before the morning of the holocaust. This is one of the best small arms battles ever. Several McGyver creations add to their fire power to even the odds. However, enemy have been advancing the clocks.
This was an exciting story and a good read. In my opinion, Bond’s action scenes worked better than his non-action scenes. His submariner series is just a little bit better in this area and those books are better for it. I continue to enjoy everything from Larry Bond. Four stars.
June 7, 2020
A Saudi prince recruited thousands of people on several different continents from many different countries to execute his plan to destroy America, and it would have worked but for one slip up at a military base in Russia and the tenacity of two people. I didn't find this very believable.
The two heroes repeatedly overcame overwhelming odds to do the impossible, when they weren't acting like love-struck teenagers. The traitorous FBI agent had the depth of a high school bully. The violence was often sadistic and unnecessary graphic. The book went on too long. Only the final scene had any suspense.
The two heroes repeatedly overcame overwhelming odds to do the impossible, when they weren't acting like love-struck teenagers. The traitorous FBI agent had the depth of a high school bully. The violence was often sadistic and unnecessary graphic. The book went on too long. Only the final scene had any suspense.
October 27, 2021
A plane carrying an American arms inspection team mysteriously falls out of the sky. A senior U.S. diplomat is daringly assassinated. These are but warning shots to the most devastating terrorist conspiracy ever, conceived and paid for by a cunning Saudi prince who is one of the world's richest men. Burning across Russia, Europe, then home to America itself, the plot threatens to ignite in a single, apocalyptic millisecond. Only two operatives have a prayer of stopping it --- Army Colonel Peter Thorn and FBI Special Agent Helen Gray, themselves on the run from the very people they're fighting to protect.
May 10, 2025
An excellent terrorist story
This was an excellent tale of high level corruption in Russia and its effect on world terrorism. In particular, an attempted nuclear attack on the US. The story revolves around the investigation into a Russian aircraft crash, which carried a US inspection team, and where the investigation by an FBI employee led.
The excellent tale was marred by numerous editing errors in the 2nd half of the book, some of which were word substitutions of "me" to replace "the". The errors were numerous enough to distract from the reading of the book.
This was an excellent tale of high level corruption in Russia and its effect on world terrorism. In particular, an attempted nuclear attack on the US. The story revolves around the investigation into a Russian aircraft crash, which carried a US inspection team, and where the investigation by an FBI employee led.
The excellent tale was marred by numerous editing errors in the 2nd half of the book, some of which were word substitutions of "me" to replace "the". The errors were numerous enough to distract from the reading of the book.
January 31, 2022
Well written book, I love Larry Bond books!
HOWEVER . . .
The Kindle Edition is the worst editing/conversion to digital media I've ever read. Typos all over the place. Wrong words used. FOREIGN words used! ("die" is the German word for "the" and appears numerous times!)
Did no one review this book before release? Was "Hans Gruber" the proofreader?
Hachette Digital is the publisher of the Kindle version and they should be embarrassed about what they put out for this!
HOWEVER . . .
The Kindle Edition is the worst editing/conversion to digital media I've ever read. Typos all over the place. Wrong words used. FOREIGN words used! ("die" is the German word for "the" and appears numerous times!)
Did no one review this book before release? Was "Hans Gruber" the proofreader?
Hachette Digital is the publisher of the Kindle version and they should be embarrassed about what they put out for this!
February 19, 2018
This is a solid novel of political intrigue. The plot is developed logically with some good suspense and action. This genre is always formula driven to a certain extent but the author shows good restraint here. Thorn and Gray are not portrayed as super heroes and the villains are intelligent rather than fanatical zealots.
September 12, 2022
SUCH a good read. It was $1 at half priced books and I decided to give it a chance. It is smaller print with many pages, so it seems daunting at first, but it read it in 2 days it was that good. Every chapter there was a thrill or plot twist- it kept me on my toes! Totally recommend to anyone considering a good read. Deals a lot with international relations and FBI
December 28, 2024
Characters from his book “Enemy Within” are lead characters in this one as well. I kept thinking how much trouble it took to perform the terrorist acts, in this book, against America and how easy it would be today since our borders have been wide open for 4 years.
July 13, 2025
FABULOUS!
Although it started slowly "Wrath" gained momentum - and my interest - quickly. Mr. Bond really knows how to spin a yarn! I was torn between wanting to get to the end and wanting continue this story.
Needless to say I'm looking forward to my next Larry Bond novel!
Although it started slowly "Wrath" gained momentum - and my interest - quickly. Mr. Bond really knows how to spin a yarn! I was torn between wanting to get to the end and wanting continue this story.
Needless to say I'm looking forward to my next Larry Bond novel!
October 14, 2025
It was a very good book, with more typos than I have ever seen in a book. There were complete paragraphs made incomprehensible by the typos. I was able to figure out the story, but it was a challenge. Otherwise, the story was good and very engaging. It was a good action book.
June 27, 2018
Terrible, characters were unbelievable and so was the story. I am not sure why I suffered through until the end.
July 22, 2021
Who came first: Peter Thorn or Michael Scarn?
March 15, 2022
Really entertaining story about terrorism and politics. It’s a little bit dated, but still enjoyable.
February 22, 2023
I loved the premise and the story line.
September 15, 2023
Gripping
One of Bond's best. A page turner, with plenty of bad guys to eliminate and twists galore. Helen must be a real spitfire.
One of Bond's best. A page turner, with plenty of bad guys to eliminate and twists galore. Helen must be a real spitfire.
October 21, 2023
This is one of those books that is almost too scary and taken from the present days headlines. Captivating
March 11, 2024
Easy to read ,kept me engaged throughout this book. I will read more of his books.
April 16, 2024
An older book, but still shows Larry Bonds prowess in writing military thrillers
June 9, 2025
Another Very Good Read from Larry Bond
Book starts off with a plane crash and then moves very swiftly from there to a possible nuclear explosion in the US. I enjoyed it immensely.
Book starts off with a plane crash and then moves very swiftly from there to a possible nuclear explosion in the US. I enjoyed it immensely.
September 5, 2025
good but….
Loved the book, but you needed an editor to correct all the mistaken words towards the end of the book. Some parts almost took a translator to understand.
Loved the book, but you needed an editor to correct all the mistaken words towards the end of the book. Some parts almost took a translator to understand.
February 1, 2017
It is OK, not the best by this author.
September 30, 2007
This was not great literature, but it's a fun read. For me at least.
The premise is rather silly. A Saudi prince who runs a large international national corporation and pretends that he is a friend of America is really the banker behind most of the world's terrorists. He's 'obtained' twenty nuclear bombs from corrupt people in the former Soviet Union and has smuggled them into the States where he's building home made cruise missiles out of small aircraft. With them he intends to strike at most of the major military and intelligence structures of the U.S., starting with the Pentagon.
The only people standing in his way are, of course, the main characters. Col. Peter Thorn is a former Delta Force commander, now scheduled for retirement for disobeying a direct order from the President during a mission. And his lover, Special Agent Helen Gray, a former HRT team leader and now the FBI's Moscow representative.
The book starts in Siberia and follows the main characters as they follow the trail left by the Saudi prince's men. So the reader ends up in Northern Russia, Germany, Norway, German again and finally the U.S.
It's a techno-thriller, yes, but better than most.
Larry Bond knows his stuff when it comes to military and intelligence matters. This gives the book an edge of realism.
I thought the central characters were well done. Peter and Helen had to go 'outside the lines' to do the right thing in this book. That's a theme I like reading about. Bond did a good job with this.
But over all, this book is light reading, at least for me. Like a Saturday afternoon movie, there's a very scary scenario, evil villains, traitors, truth, courage and a victory at the end.
It was a fun read. Just the light book I was looking for when I opened it.
The premise is rather silly. A Saudi prince who runs a large international national corporation and pretends that he is a friend of America is really the banker behind most of the world's terrorists. He's 'obtained' twenty nuclear bombs from corrupt people in the former Soviet Union and has smuggled them into the States where he's building home made cruise missiles out of small aircraft. With them he intends to strike at most of the major military and intelligence structures of the U.S., starting with the Pentagon.
The only people standing in his way are, of course, the main characters. Col. Peter Thorn is a former Delta Force commander, now scheduled for retirement for disobeying a direct order from the President during a mission. And his lover, Special Agent Helen Gray, a former HRT team leader and now the FBI's Moscow representative.
The book starts in Siberia and follows the main characters as they follow the trail left by the Saudi prince's men. So the reader ends up in Northern Russia, Germany, Norway, German again and finally the U.S.
It's a techno-thriller, yes, but better than most.
Larry Bond knows his stuff when it comes to military and intelligence matters. This gives the book an edge of realism.
I thought the central characters were well done. Peter and Helen had to go 'outside the lines' to do the right thing in this book. That's a theme I like reading about. Bond did a good job with this.
But over all, this book is light reading, at least for me. Like a Saturday afternoon movie, there's a very scary scenario, evil villains, traitors, truth, courage and a victory at the end.
It was a fun read. Just the light book I was looking for when I opened it.
March 19, 2019
Bond delivers a story that could be true to today's world. Prince Ibrahim of Saudi Arabia, a millionaire, is the guy behind the terrorism across the world, financially supporting various factions. He also owns a powerful corporation, known as Caraco, and is very influential with the current administration in the White House.
The story revolves around Thorn and Gray, the Army Colonel, and FBI agent who were featured in Bond's prior novel, Enemy Within.
A Russian cargo jet crashes in northern Russia with U.S. officials onboard. Gray and Thorn both meet at the scene, and that's when their lives get interesting. Trailing clues to why the plane crashed with the help of a Russian MVD officer, Thorn and Gray pursue Germans into parts of northern Russia, into Norway and Germany. They get into trouble with Russian locals when the MVD officer is killed in an ambush.
They have a hunch that, jet engines are being used to smuggle nuclear weapons to the U.S. Disobeying orders from their government, Thorn and Gray pursue the leads to the U.S. and get help from General Farrell. With the German and Arabic terrorists after them as well as their own government, Thorn and Gray must elude them and get to the heart of the problem, before Ibrahim can unleash 20 150 Megaton nuclear bombs on the U.S.
The story revolves around Thorn and Gray, the Army Colonel, and FBI agent who were featured in Bond's prior novel, Enemy Within.
A Russian cargo jet crashes in northern Russia with U.S. officials onboard. Gray and Thorn both meet at the scene, and that's when their lives get interesting. Trailing clues to why the plane crashed with the help of a Russian MVD officer, Thorn and Gray pursue Germans into parts of northern Russia, into Norway and Germany. They get into trouble with Russian locals when the MVD officer is killed in an ambush.
They have a hunch that, jet engines are being used to smuggle nuclear weapons to the U.S. Disobeying orders from their government, Thorn and Gray pursue the leads to the U.S. and get help from General Farrell. With the German and Arabic terrorists after them as well as their own government, Thorn and Gray must elude them and get to the heart of the problem, before Ibrahim can unleash 20 150 Megaton nuclear bombs on the U.S.
February 2, 2021
This is the second Thorn and Grey novel by Larry Bond and it has the same feel as the first and I may say most of the same plus and minus points. Although the plus points do outweigh the minus. The plot is again slightly on the unbelievable side of credibility but once you put that to one side you are left with a fast past geo political thriller that crosses several countries, has several conspiracies, traitors and a last ditch attempt to save the world.
I have read several of Larry Bond’s novels and have yet to come across a bad one.
I have read several of Larry Bond’s novels and have yet to come across a bad one.
August 5, 2013
A great book, full of action & intrigue. The only minor downside was the Kindle edition had lots of spelling errors that started about 2/3 of way through. Not bad enough to diminish the book though. Well done Larry.
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