Stephen Coonts is een meester in thrillers en suspense en levert aangrijpende verhalen vol actie en intrige. Voortbouwend op zijn eigen ervaringen als marinepiloot, bieden zijn romans een meeslepende kijk in de wereld van militaire luchtvaart en marineoperaties met hoge inzetten. Door middel van boeiende plots en realistische karakteriseringen onderzoekt Coonts thema's als plicht, moed en de complexiteit van besluitvorming onder druk. Lezers zullen zijn vermogen waarderen om boeiende verhalen te creëren die hen op het puntje van hun stoel houden.
Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, this narrative chronicles the intense air campaign aimed at dismantling Ho Chi Minh's "Invincible" bridge. It highlights the strategic challenges and dramatic events faced by pilots during this pivotal operation, showcasing the complexities of warfare and the determination of those involved. The book captures the high stakes and bravery of the airmen as they navigate one of the most significant aerial battles in history.
A terrifying thriller drawn from real-life headlines and depicting a story that's frighteningly close to reality.
Ein Feuerwerk für die zahllosen Fans! Kompromisslos setzen sich Jake Grafton und Tommy Carmellini auf die Fährte des Meisterstrategen der Al Quaida. Dabei verfügen die beiden CI-Agenten über einen Köder, dem Abu Quasim nicht widerstehen kann – seine Tochter! Doch der Terrorist hat einen tödlichen Trumpf in der Hinterhand, einen Plan, den er seit Jahren akribisch vorbereitet hat ... Tommy Carmellini und Jake Grafton erneut als unschlagbares Team! Ein atemberaubender AgentenThriller – explosiv wie ein Pulverfass!
In this new novel by the New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Coonts, Iran is weeks away from acquiring nuclear weapons and has every intention of using them to strike first— only Tommy Carmellini and Jake Grafton can stop a nuclear nightmare Iran is much closer to having operational nuclear weapons than the CIA believes, and Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has a plan. Iran will become a martyr nation, and Ahmadinejad will lead the united Muslims of the world in a holy war against the non-believers. But the Americans have a secret weapon in a group of Iranian dissidents, including a brother and sister determined to avenge the death of their beloved grandfather at the hands of the religious police. They are funneling information to Carmellini. They want to stop the attack before their leader launches a new world war. But will the U.S. government believe the information they are providing, and can the Americans prevent the Israelis from taking matters into their own hands, which could prove disastrous? Returning to the kind of military and espionage story that made Cuba one of his most successful novels, Coonts weaves an unforgettable tale of men and women at war, with the sort of dramatic military action and undercover technology for which Coonts is known.
The headlines only reveal half the truth. Here’s the real story. . . .Abu Qasim, the ruthless and cunning Al Qaeda leader who nearly succeeded in blowing up a meeting of the G-8 in Paris, has escaped from the grasp of the Americans and is plotting his next move. A small band of powerful men, highly placed leaders of industry and politics in the West, have decided they need to target and destroy the terrorist and his inner circle before he can strike again. When a prominent Russian dissident is poisoned in London, however, it’s clear that there’s a very dangerous leak within the ranks of the Westerners, and that Abu Qasim has turned the tables on his rivals---it is now he who is pursuing, and his aim is to kill.Admiral Jake Grafton dispatches special agent Tommy Carmellini to infiltrate the plot. He tracks the gorgeous and seductive Marisa Petrou, a Frenchwoman who may be Qasim’s daughter and who has her own reasons for wanting him alive---or wishing him dead. Qasim, meanwhile, has a trick up his sleeve---one that he’s been planning for years.Who is behind the methodical assassinations of the wealthy and powerful Western vigilante team? Will Abu Qasim slip the noose once again? In this pulse-pounding thriller, Tommy Carmellini must put a stop to a master of terror before he unleashes even more death.
Een gewezen detective en de Amerikaanse president stuiten op een geheim genootschap dat wereldheerschappij nastreeft.
Jihad
The word's most effective anti-terrorist force has the tools to monitor every move the enemy makes. They've planted a listening device inside a terrorist's skull, and activated a video spy drone disguised as a bird. But knowing is only half the battle... Multi-lingual, nerves-of-steel agents Charlie Dean, Lia DeFrancesca, and Tommy Karr prowl the winding streets of Istanbul to the crowded airports of America to stop terrorists in their tracks. Hooked into a real-time, high-tech system, this army of three goes head-to-head with the most dangerous people in the world. Al Qaeda is launching a series of devastating attacks against the West—and the ultimate strike is aimed at the heart of the USA! In a war where both sides operate in deep disguise, Deep Black must fight a world where betrayal, trust, faith, and doubt collide.... Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Jihad is the fifth book in this thrilling series.
Die Welt hält den Atem an! Die Top-Agenten Jake Grafton und Tommy Carmellini auf der brisantesten Mission ihres Lebens! Dem französischen Geheimdienst ist es offenbar gelungen, einen Maulwurf ins Netzwerk von Al Qaida einzuschleusen. Als Washington Grafton und Carmellini beauftragt, die Erkenntnisse dieses Spions anzuzapfen, machen sie eine entsetzliche Entdeckung: Die Terroristen stehen kurz vor einem verheerenden Vernichtungsschlag gegen den gesamten Westen. Und damit stecken die beiden CIA-Männer in der Zwickmühle: Wird es ihnen rechtzeitig gelingen, die Verschwörung zu zerschlagen – ohne dabei den einzigen Agenten auffliegen zu lassen, der Al Qaida ein für alle Mal zu Fall bringen könnte? Ein Feuerwerk für die Fans: Tommy Carmellini und Jake Grafton erstmals als unschlagbares Team!
Adventure fiction. Two novels from Stephen Coonts in the same volume.
Bestselling author Stephen Coonts took fans by surprise with the phenomenal and heart-pounding tale of Saucer. Now Rip Cantrell and Charley Pine are back for seconds with with Saucer: The Conquest.Someone is using top-secret information about saucer technology, information that comes from the mysterious top-secret region in Nevada known as Area 51. Meanwhile, Charley takes up flying space planes to the moon for the French lunar base project. There she discovers a madman and a world-threatening antigravity beam…When Charley sees how high the stakes are, she needs the kind of help that only Rip can bring her—by prying his saucer out of the hands of the U.S. Government and hurtling it toward the moon...A furious duel is in the offing between a megalomaniac bent on the conquest of Earth and a handful of runaway heroes. As a plot that reaches back 50 years explodes, a horrific weapon is trained on the Earth's cities; humankind is dragged to the brink and offered a fearsome choice: surrender or death...
