Torpedo!

Silent War Series, Book 3

By: Harry Homewood

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

It was an unprovoked attack, a deliberate act of aggression. When Vice Admiral Mike Brannon of the US Navy received word that the wreck of the Sharkfin had been found, with a gaping hole in its stern, he could only conclude that the Soviets had, without warning, attacked and destroyed a US nuclear submarine. He could not let the incident pass without retaliation. Yet whatever steps he took, he risked leading the two superpowers into a state of war. If he informed the president, it might take weeks for Congress to take action - too long. Whatever response was to be made, it had to be made decisively and immediately. Harry Homewood presents a novel of mounting tension, a story of today's naval superpowers locked in a deadly battle that brings an unknowing world to the brink of nuclear holocaust.

©1982 Harry Homewood (P)2017 Tantor

Outstanding Realism

The realism is fantastic. It could have actually happened and been done behind closed doors. The author should be put on a pedestal as an example of how to write a realistic thriller.

A good nuclear submarine techno thriller

This is a good book but pales in comparison to the previous 2 in this series. It struck me as odd to jump so far forward for the third novel from the WW2 Pacific setting of the previous 2. There is quite a bit of Clark and dagger style cold war spy stuff going on and although I am a fan of that it just seemed like too much of a departure for this series.

All 3 Books were great

Being retired from the US Navy I have a very difficult time finding authors who can keep my attention when they don’t know what they’re writing about. I read all 3 of his Submarine series and it kept my attention until the end.

Having served during the Cold War there were quite a few 4 striped officers just like Captain Steel

real deal

This author knows his submarines. Obviously a qualified submariner.

EMCM(SS) USN retired
Qualified in:
SS-347 SS-485 SSN-579 SSN-595 SSBN-622 SSBN-654

The technical details

The technical details expressed in this book was quite interesting to me. I look forward to another book from him.