Product Description

Don't Miss the Original Series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Starring John Krasinski! **

The #1 New York Times bestseller that launched the phenomenal career of Tom Clancy—a gripping military thriller that introduced the world to his unforgettable hero, Jack Ryan—n ominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read .**

Somewhere under the freezing Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. The chase for the highly advanced nuclear submarine is on—and there’s only one man who can find her...

Brilliant CIA analyst Jack Ryan has little interest in fieldwork, but when covert photographs of Red October land on his desk, Ryan soon finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek played by two world powers—a game that could end in all-out war.

Book Description

The Jack Ryan thriller that started the career of the master of techno-thrillers.

About the Author

Tom Clancy has written seventeen #1 New York Times bestselling novels, all published by G. P. Putnam's Sons and Berkley Books in the U.S.: The Hunt for Red October (Berkley only, 1985), Red Storm Rising (1986), Patriot Games (1987), The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988), Clear and Present Danger (1989), The Sum of All Fears (1991), Without Remorse (1993), Debt of Honor (1994), Executive Orders (1996), Rainbow Six (1998), The Bear and the Dragon (2000), Red Rabbit (2002), The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), Dead or Alive (2010), Against All Enemies (2011) and Locked On (2011). Clancy's New York Times bestselling nonfiction books include Into the Storm: A Study in Command (written with General Fred Franks, Jr., Ret., and Tony Koltz), Every Man a Tiger (written with General Charles Horner, Ret., and Tony Koltz), Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces (written with General Carl Stiner, Ret., and Tony Koltz) and Battle Ready (written with General Tony Zinni, Ret., and Tony Koltz).

J. Charles has more than 40 years experience in professional theatre, radio, television, and film. His name is familiar to many Michigan and national audiences as a scenic and lighting designer, as well as a performer and director. Mr. Charles trained in theatre at Michigan State University and Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon).

Review

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October: 'Flawless authenticity! frighteningly genuine.' Wall Street Journal 'Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written! superlative.' --Washington Times

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October: 'Flawless authenticity! frighteningly genuine.' Wall Street Journal 'Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written! superlative.' --Washington Times

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October: 'Flawless authenticity! frighteningly genuine.' Wall Street Journal 'Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written! superlative.' --Washington Times

Review

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:

‘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

‘A compelling story … rivetingly plausible’ Observer

‘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

From the Back Cover

Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine is heading west. Against the orders of the government.

The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. Her commander, Marko Ramius, is confident of his ship's ability to avoid detection and is determined to settle a bitter score with the Russian state.

'The Hunt for Red October' is on – bringing with it a battle of nerves above and below the waves and providing a thriller unrivalled in its authenticity and breathtaking suspense, read with pace and fine dramatic precision by Richard Crenna.

"First rate. A superb example of a highly technical thriller which also contains a superb story"
JACK HIGGINS

"Remarkable…intricate and nerve-tingling"
CLIVE CUSSLER