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Intruder, based in part on his experiences as a bomber pilot, spent 28 weeks on the new york. I would say this book sits as the third or fourth best of the ten coonts books which i have read. Stephen coonts is an american author who is know for his thriller and suspense novels. Coonts began writing flight of the intruder in 1984, with the book being published. This novella collection gathers these three evocative tales from new york times bestselling author stephen coonts into one cohesive audiobook. Fortunes of war 1998, isbn 0312185839, isbn 0312969414. His books include the disciple, the assassin, and the deep black and saucers series. Even in his novels with less merit, every novel which i have read by him has some. Soon the world explodes in war, as japan, russia and the united states go headtohead in a struggle that threatens total destruction. Stephen coonts is the author of books such as saucer. With over 15 million copies of his bestselling books in print, stephen coonts is one of todays foremost chroniclers of suspence fiction, with thrillers that soar fullthrottle into heartstopping excitement. A rightwing japanese government trying to cope with economic depression and foreign competition has opted to solve its problems by helping itself to the vast natural resources contained in the siberian wilderness. This fast paced, dazzling book is packed with aerial and underwater action and the exquisite character studies that have made millions of readers into stephen coonts fans.
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