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Wages Of Sin
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Stephen Coonts returns with a brand new thriller and a whole new kind of hero...Tommy Carmellini was the best burglar in the business. He was so good that most of his victims took weeks to find out they'd been robbed. But even the best slip up and they got him in the end.But then Tommy was given a choice. Go to prison or work for the CIA. State penitentiary or Langley? No choice at all. Carmellini is sent to guard a remote farmhouse where a star KGB defector is being debriefed.But when he gets there, a ruthless team of commandos are slaughtering everyone in sight...
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Cuba
Stephen Coonts
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Hector Sedeno, a priest and outspoken opponent of Castro's regime, looks forward to a future free of dictatorship. He is prepared to call on his people to take control as soon as Castro dies. But the Minister of Security, Alejo Vargas, has very different ideas - he want to rule Cuba after Castro. The ace up his sleeve is a battery of Scud missiles left behind by the Soviets, missiles now armed with biological warheads and aimed at American cities.Then Castro dies. And Vargas steals a shipload of biological weapons. As Havana goes critical, it is up to Rear Admiral Jake Grafton and CIA agent William Henry Chance to try to prevent the launch of the missiles - and the destruction of Cuba's hopes and dreams.
Rip Cantrell and former Air Force test pilot Charley are back! When
Charley takes a job flying space-planes to the moon for the French
lunar base project, she finds an anti-gravity beam generator, a
weapon that the crazed project director intends to use to make
himself ruler of the earth. Charley steals the plane and returns to
base. In retaliation, the French kidnap Rip's uncle and force him
to fly the saucer hidden in Area 51 to the moon - and the only
thing capable of catching it, is the original Sahara saucer, now
stored in the National Air and Space Museum. The chase is on!
Every war has its "bridge"--Old North Bridge at Concord, Burnside's
Bridge at Antietam, the railway bridge over Burma's River Kwai, the
bridge over Germany's Rhine River at Remagen, and the bridges over
Korea's Toko Ri. In Vietnam it was the bridge at Thanh Hoa, called
Dragon's Jaw. For many years hundreds of young US airmen flew
sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and
strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of
anti-aircraft fire, surface-to-air missiles and enemy fighters.
Many American airmen were shot down, killed, or captured and taken
to the infamous POW prisons in Hanoi. But after each air attack,
when the smoke cleared and the debris settled, the bridge
stubbornly remained standing. For the North Vietnamese it became a
symbol of their invincibility; for US war planners an obsession;
for US airmen a testament to American mettle and valor. Using
after-action reports, official records, and interviews with
surviving pilots, as well as previously untapped Vietnamese
sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to destroy the
bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into the cockpits,
under fire. The story of the Dragon's Jaw is a story rich in
bravery, audacity, sometimes luck and sometimes tragedy. The
"bridge" story of Vietnam is an epic tale of war against a
determined foe.
Every war has its "bridge"--Old North Bridge at Concord, Burnside's
Bridge at Antietam, the railway bridge over Burma's River Kwai, the
bridge over Germany's Rhine River at Remagen, and the bridges over
Korea's Toko Ri. In Vietnam it was the bridge at Thanh Hoa, called
Dragon's Jaw. For seven long years hundreds of young US airmen flew
sortie after sortie against North Vietnam's formidable and
strategically important bridge, dodging a heavy concentration of
anti-aircraft fire and enemy MiG planes. Many American airmen were
shot down, killed, or captured and taken to the infamous "Hanoi
Hilton" POW camp. But after each air attack, when the smoke cleared
and the debris settled, the bridge stubbornly remained standing.
For the North Vietnamese it became a symbol of their invincibility;
for US war planners an obsession; for US airmen a testament to
American mettle and valor. Using after-action reports, official
records, and interviews with surviving pilots, as well as untapped
Vietnamese sources, Dragon's Jaw chronicles American efforts to
destroy the bridge, strike by bloody strike, putting readers into
the cockpits, under fire. The story of the Dragon's Jaw is a story
rich in bravery, courage, audacity, and sometimes luck, sometimes
tragedy. The "bridge" story of Vietnam is an epic tale of war
against a determined foe.
IN THE LATEST BLOCKBUSTER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING
AUTHOR, JAKE GRAFTON FACES A NIGHTMARE THREAT FROM A CHINESE
SLEEPER CELL. While the US navy is distracted by hostile activity
in the South China Sea, a nuclear weapon has been planted in the
harbour of Norfolk, Virginia - the world's largest naval base. Jake
Grafton, promoted to director of the CIA following the murder of
his predecessor, is unaware of the insidious plot. Though he has
received intelligence informing him that an attack is imminent. He
does not know where. He does not know when. But he does know who to
turn to in a time of crisis. Faced with the horror of a disaster
that would eclipse Pearl Harbor in scale, Jake and his right-hand
man Tommy Carmellini return in this explosive race-against time
thriller. Loved The Art of War? Then read Flight of the Intruder,
and join Jake Grafton and Tommy Carmellini from the very beginning
. . .
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America (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts
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Sea of Terror (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts, William H. Keith
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Under Siege (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts, Coonts; Edited by Paul McCarthy
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With Flight of the Intruder, Final Flight and The Minotaur, Stephen
Coonts has established himself as one of the nation's premier
novelists of technological suspense thrillers. Following the Summer
'90 release of the major film version of Flight of the Intruder,
the pool of Coonts fans will surely increse. Coonts' hero Jake
Grafton is back in D.C. as the war on drugs escalates to an
unexpected climax.
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Assassin (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts
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R539
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Payback (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts, James DeFelice
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Praise for the novels of Stephen Coonts
"America"
"The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case
scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving
politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal
computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls and greedy
mercenaries that rivals Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler
for spirited action... [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing
jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers and doomsday
scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought
in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate."
- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Fans of Coonts and his hero Grafton will love it. Great
fun."
- "Library Journal"
"Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as
ever."
- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Thrilling roller-coaster action. Give a hearty welcome back to
Adm. Jake Grafton."
- "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
"Hong Kong"
"The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up
characters...But the best thing about this book is Coonts's
scenario for turning China into a democracy."
- Liz Smith, "The New York Post"
"A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and]
ultraviolence...[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor
of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a
revolutionary weapon."
- "USA Today"
"Entertaining...intriguing."
- "Booklist"
"Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fans...Coonts has perfected the
art of the high-tech adventure story."
- "Library Journal"
"Coonts does a remarkable job of capturing the mood of clashing
cultures in Hong Kong."
- "PublishersWeekly"
"Filled with action, intrigue, and humanity."
- "San Jose Mercury News"
"Move over Clancy, readers know they can count on Coonts."
- "Midwest Book Review"
"Cuba"
"Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to
satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans."
- "USA Today"
"[A] gripping and intelligent thriller."
- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"Perhaps the best of Stephen Coonts's six novels about modern
warfare."
- "Austin American-Statesman"
"Coonts delivers some of his best gung-ho suspense writing
yet."
- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Dramatic, diverting action...Coonts delivers."
- "Booklist"
"Fortunes of War"
"[Coonts] is a natural storyteller [with] a rare gift...Fortunes of
War is crammed with a action, suspense, and characters with more
than the usual one dimension found in these books."
- "USA Today"
"A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound
nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best
yet."
- "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"Full of action and suspense...a strong addition to the
genre."
- "Publishers Weekly"
"Flight of the Intruder"
"Extraordinary! Once you start reading, you won't want to
stop!"
- Tom Clancy
"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense...this is the mark of
a natural storyteller."
- "The New York Times Book Review"
"[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is
the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid
aside."
- "The Wall Street Journal"
"Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a
down-and-dirty novel."
- "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
Stephen Coonts has earned an extraordinary worldwide reputation
with his military thrillers featuring Jake Grafton, one of the most
popular and recognizable characters in contemporary suspense
fiction. In this exhilarating departure, Coonts takes readers on an
imaginative journey into space that is as suspenseful as any of his
other stories . . .
When Rip Cantrell, a seismic survey worker in the Sahara, spots a
glint of reflected light in the distance, he investigates-and finds
a piece of metal apparently entombed in the sandstone. Before long,
Rip and his colleagues uncover a flying saucer that has been
resting there for 140,000 years.
Their discovery doesn't remain a secret for long. The U.S. airforce
sends a UFO investigation team, which arrives just minutes before a
team sent by an Australian billionaire to steal the saucer's
secrets. Before either side can outwit the other, the Libyan
military arrives.
Meanwhile, Rip has been checking out the saucer. With the help of a
beautiful ex-Air Force test pilot Charley Pine, Rip flies the
saucer away, embarking on a fantastic journey into space and around
the world, keeping just ahead of those who want the saucer for
themselves.
"Saucer" is a dazzling flying story and an action-filled look at
what might have been...and what might be.
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Hong Kong (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts
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Cuba (Paperback)
Stephen Coonts
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Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Flight of the Intruder, Under Siege, and Cuba, has been hailed as the best contemporary author writing about flying. In The Cannibal Queen, he turns his storytelling genius to nonfiction with an exultant account of the summer of '91 -- of three glorious months spent exploring America from the cockpit of a 1942 Stearman vintage biplane. Joining the ranks of John Steinbeck and Charles Kuralt, Coonts takes us on an extraordinary adventure, touching down in all forty-eight of the continental United States, from sea to shining sea.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEPHEN COONTS BRINGS TO LIFE THE
MOST THRILLING MOMENTS AND THE MOST LEGENDARY FLYERS IN AIR WARFARE
In this collection of true tales of aerial combat, you'll meet
some of the greatest figures in aviation history from all nations:
American, British, German, Japanese, and more. Witness the courage
and charisma of America's first air hero, Captain Eddie V.
Rickenbacker, whose exploits set the standard for all fighter
pilots to follow; "The Doolittle Raid," in which sixteen B-25
Bombers struck hard at the heart of the Japanese empire; "The
Flight of Enola Gay," the mission that changed the world forever;
and "The Last Ace," an original account of the first victory of
Vietnam jet ace Captain Steve Ritchie.
These are not stories about airplanes, but rather of the heroes
who flew them -- of the steady hands, bold hearts, and raw nerve
that it takes to survive when the sky becomes a battlefield.
In Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot
during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy
flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at
night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier.
Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense of the
complexities of modern air raids and how nerve-wracking it is, even
for the best airmen, to technically solve sudden problems over and
over, knowing that even a twist of fate like a peasant wildly
firing a rifle from a field could wipe out the crew. Grafton
alternates between remorse over the fate of his unseen Vietnamese
victims on the ground and a gung-ho "let's win this war" sentiment
that lashes at both policymakers who select less-than-important
targets for the dangerous missions and advocates for peace back in
the States.
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