The Hunt for Red October
- Author Tom Clancy
- Narrator Lance C Fuller
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 22 February 2018
- Run Time 17 hours and 19 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Thriller / suspense fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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What to expect
The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan.
THE HUNT IS ON…
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia’s ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west.
The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime.
Critics Review
From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:
n‘Flawless authenticity… frighteningly genuine.’
Wall Street Journal
‘Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written… superlative.’
Washington Times
‘The Pentagon almost exploded when this book was published’ Daily Telegraph
n‘A compelling story … rivetingly plausible’ Observer
n‘Gripping narrative … navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerised by the story of Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, who seeks to defect to the US, bringing a billion-dollar submarine with him’ Time Magazine
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