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A top-ten bestselling author & the unrivalled master of the action thriller. Be prepared for a high-octane, breakneck speed ride perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Frederick Forsyth...From the pen of international bestseller and multi-million copy selling author Patrick Robinson, this is a compelling and captivating all-action thriller you won't be able to put down. 'A stunner that irresistibly hurtles the reader to its exciting climax' -- Clive Cussler 'Fast, sharply-focused, engine-driven action' -- Express 'Mind-blowing' -- The Daily Mirror 'An edge-of-your-seat terror ride. Patrick Robinson has tapped into our fear to create a spellbinding novel' -- Herald Express 'Hot action and lots of heroics with a nasty sting in the tail' -- ***** Reader review 'Tremendous story, extremely well told' -- ***** Reader review 'Fast-paced and must not be put down until the very last word' -- ***** Reader review 'Hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************* UNDER ATTACK - FROM WITHIN... 2007- three supertankers are ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz. World oil prices skyrocket. US Military Intelligence concludes that it is Iran that behind this catastrophe at the gateway to the Persian Gulf, assisted by an expansionist China. Joined by new, young naval intelligence officer Lt. Jimmy Ramshawe, Admiral Arnold Morgan threatens the Iranian Navy with annihilation, deploying the US Navy to Hormuz along with the nuclear submarine, USS Shark, carrying two teams of Navy SEALS. With the US Navy distracted, China is able to unleash an attack on Taiwan, America's weak ally. The situation is critical when mutiny occurs onboard the USS Shark, jeopardising the entire operation. Will the SEALS be able to assist the increasingly desperate Taiwanese Air force and set matters straight?

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Oil prices rocket after a series of massive underwater explosions has left three huge oil tankers burning fiercely in the Strait of Hormuz. US military intelligence concludes that with China's help, Iran has carried out its threat to lay a minefield across the narrow seaway. An American task force plans to eliminate China's brand new oil refinery and flatten their new Burmese navy base. The Navy SEALs go in but are soon on the run. The commander of the submarine USS Shark must decide whether to risk the ship to save a handful of men.

Robinson is one of the crown princes of the beach-read thriller Stephen Coonts Fast, sharply-focussed, engine-driven action. Express Watch out for Robinson. He is in the same league as Clancy. Birmingham Post Robinson rules the waves -- matches Clancy at his best Northern Echo

This latest naval-based techno-thriller by the author of Seawolf and HMS Unseen starts with China and Iran forming an alliance to mine the Strait of Hormuz, which forms the main route for oil from the Middle East to the West. This is completed successfully, with two oil tankers destroyed by the minefield. Soon the oil industry and the world are in crisis. The US retaliates by sending a team of Navy SEALs to attack and destroy a Chinese refinery based in Iran and a key Chinese naval base in Burma. The US naval nuclear submarine the Shark is involved in both SEAL raids and this is where two lifelong friends meet again. But the Chinese mining was merely a ruse for the invasion of Taiwan, which they carry out while all US naval attention is on the Strait of Hormuz. There are further plot twists, including the mutiny of the title (which does not occur until the final quarter of the book) and the ending is open-ended. Like most techno-thrillers, the book is fast-paced, with a plausible plot. The wealth of abbreviations and technical data can put off the casual reader, and there is a slight jingoistic slant to much of the characters' language. But on the whole it is well written, with sound characterization, and will be enjoyed especially by fans of Tom Clancy, Dale Brown and Stephen Coonts. (Kirkus UK)

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PATRICK ROBINSON is the author of six previous international bestselling thrillers- Nimitz Class, Kilo Class, H. M. S. Unseen, Seawolf, The Shark Mutiny, Barracuda 945 and, most recently, Scimitar SL-2. He is also the author of several non-fiction bestsellers including True Blue (with Dan Topolski) and Born to Win. He is the co-author with Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward of One Hundred Days.

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