Arctic Gambit: A Jerry Mitchell Novel (A Jerry Mitchell Novel, 6)
Arctic Gambit: A Jerry Mitchell Novel (A Jerry Mitchell Novel, 6) book cover

Arctic Gambit: A Jerry Mitchell Novel (A Jerry Mitchell Novel, 6)

Hardcover – May 29, 2018

Price
$13.99
Format
Hardcover
Pages
336
Publisher
Forge Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0765334923
Dimensions
6.39 x 1.13 x 9.43 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

Description

Praise for Larry Bond“Guaranteed to scare the hell out of you . . . you won’t be able to put Fatal Thunder down 'til the last page!” ---W. E. B. Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Top Secret “Larry Bond is the literary heir of Tom Clancy.” ---Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of War “No one is better than Larry Bond at writing the geopolitical military thriller. . . . [He] is a master story teller. The best, bar none!” ---David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of Tower Down “A superb storyteller . . . Bond, a former naval officer, seems to know everything about warfare, from the grunt in a foxhole to the fighter pilots far above the Earth.” --- The New York Times on Red Phoenix “No writer living can produce the depth of political intrigue like Larry Bond.” ---Clive Cussler, New York Times bestselling author of Crescent Dawn “This ripped-from-the-headlines tale . . . shows once again [Bond’s] absolute mastery of the military action novel.”--- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Exit Plan Larry 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.

Features & Highlights

  • Jerry Mitchell returns in
  • Arctic Gambit,
  • an explosive military thriller by
  • New York Times
  • bestselling author Larry Bond
  • Jerry Mitchell, now the commodore of submarine Development Squadron Five, is dismayed when USS
  • Toledo
  • is reported missing in Arctic waters, close to Russian territory. The vessel is captained by his former shipmate and close friend, Lenny Berg. Eager to investigate, Jerry convinces the Navy to redirect one of his squadron’s boats to find out what happened. It turns out
  • Toledo
  • was sunk just outside of Russian territorial waters by a torpedo launched from a naval mine. Even more disturbing is the discovery that Russia is building a deadly weapon. Engineers have modified the STATUS-6, a strategic nuclear-propelled, nuclear armed torpedo that is already operational, into a stealthy first strike weapon:
  • Drakon
  • . This new tool would allow the Russians to launch a completely covert nuclear decapitation strike on the USA. The new Russian president has plans for Europe, and is more than willing to use nuclear blackmail―or an actual attack―to keep the Americans from interfering. To avoid a Russian war in Europe, and a nuclear catastrophe at home, Mitchell must find a way to destroy the
  • Drakon
  • launcher before it’s too late.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Jimmy Carter was a great president. Do you remember odd/even days for gas

This book should not be categorized as a "Thriller", it is actually political propaganda. The President before the 2016 election is inept. The new post 2020 election is an enlightened Democratic centrist (a contradiction in terms). Jimmy Carter was a great president. Do you remember odd/even days for gas, and the 55 mile per hour speed limit? I am a "naval junkie", but Larry Bond is off my list of preferred authors.
3 people found this helpful
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This is a perfect book for naval-thriller junkies

Larry Bond’s Arctic Gambit is a shifting-chessboard of a military thriller. With a lost American submarine, unrest in the Baltics, and suspicions of advanced Russian missile technology, Bond moves the plot forward in each chapter with quick shifts in the point of view from all sides of the conflict.

Set in the near future, the the story starts with the sinking of an American sub in the arctic just miles from the construction of a new Russian base. Intelligence gleaned from the ship shows evidence of a new type of missile, one that will advance the Russian first-strike capabilities well beyond those of the US. The administrations of both nations are forced to scramble their PR machines, formulate a clear response, and try to retain some semblance of an upperhand in the international community. As the development of the technology improves, the tensions rise to a near nuclear level.

This is a perfect book for naval-thriller junkies. Those who are interested in launch range, payload weight, advanced warning systems, and sonobuoy operations. While I’ve read many spy and criminal thrillers, this was my first foray into the genre of military thrillers. And this one relies heavily on the details and minutiae of protocol and technology. I liked it up to a point, but found that this one lacked the character development to draw me in. The author didn't focus on any one character enough to create that bond between the reader and the page, which gave off the effect of watching the chess match from far above the action. 

Overall, Arctic Gambit is a thriller that has a creative yet realistic premise which follows through with a taut ending.  Good depictions of underwater high-tension situations make this one a solid pick for those who like the genre. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan-Tor, and Forge Books, and Larry Bonds for the advanced copy for review.
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Larry Bond is a great military suspense writer

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Larry Bond is a great military suspense writer. His stories are well thought out and technically accurate. The personal relationships are a little unrealistic and the end result was never in doubt.
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great book

excellent book
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Good story & plot.

Larry Bond Submarine stories are all excellent. This one is no exception.
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Excellent Jerry Mitchell submarine story

It was a great story and was interesting to see how the older Jerry Mitchell was worked into the action below the surface. I hope there is a book 7.
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Arctic Gambit

Good read. Fast service.
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Good book.

Entertaining and fast reading book. If you enjoy naval action based novels you'll enjoy this one.
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Someone forgot to turn the action on!

I’m up to page 125 and so far it’s a great cure for insomnia. I’m used to much more action from Bond books. Hope it gets better....
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Tom Clancy is First, Larry Bond is Second In Imaginaion

If you like Tom Clancy's works you will enjoy Mr. Bond's work.