A jake grafton novel, stephen coonts,0312253419, book, good 5 out of 5 stars 2 product ratings 2 product ratings america. Order of tommy carmellini books tommy carmellini is a series of books by american novelist stephen coonts. His latest book has been published recently in the year 20 with the name of pirate alley. I wasnt expecting an earth shattering read and this book isnt giving me one. The hero of six new york times bestsellers by stephen coonts, author of flight of the intruder and fortunes of war, returns as the united states and cuba engage in a terrifying game of brinksmanship, a gamble that could break the last military taboo and destroy both countries. Jul 22, 2019 both tommy carmellini and jake grafton return in the latest politicallycharged thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen coonts. Stephen coonts has started a new series of novels starring tommy carmellini, another indication that its unlikely that well see any more jake grafton books. Stephen coonts home books bio contact tips for writers home books bio contact tips for writers. His career as an author spans over 27 years till now. Tommy carmellini, ace cia burglar, first appeared in the jake grafton novel. Veteran naval aviator stephen coonts shook up the actionadventure game with his 1986 bestseller, flight of the intruder. Stephen coonts is a decorated aviator who flew combat missions during vietnam. To learn more about stephen coonts and his new book, visit the conservative book club at. Under siege by stephen coonts 1990, hardcover for sale.
Author stephen coontss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. A jake grafton novel, stephen coonts,0312253419, book. Stephen coonts books list of books by author stephen coonts. His writings are thoughtprovoking and people all around the globe are fond of whatever he pens down. A former naval aviator and vietnam combat veteran, he is a graduate of west virginia university and the university of colorado school of. Coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a small coalmining town and earned an b. The nsa dispatches to see what has happened to the plane. Thriller writer stephen coonts began his writing career with the 1986 vietnam war bestseller flight of the intruder, which introduced the character jake grafton, and was inspired by his own experiences flying an a6 intruder plane in vietnam.
Stephen coonts piloted his a6 intruder on bombing runs over north and south vietnam and laos, he hit his share of targets. The real book spy a headlineinspired thriller with a conservative slant. I was notified earlier in the year that coonts novel was being pushed back. I do believe it has all the excitement one might get from and actual true to life saucer ride.
Flight of the intruder became one of the top twenty bestselling first novels of all time, spending and astonishing twentyeight weeks on the new york times hardcover bestseller list. Former naval aviator stephen coonts flew combat missions during the vietnam war. Stephen coonts newest thriller, the russia account, reads like the story behind the. These 10 novels take jake grafton from being a young navy attack pilot who used to fly the a6s during vietnam war flight of the intruder to being a 2star admiral who works with cia liberty. Stephen coonts the russian account announced, due out. Stephen coonts born july 19, 1946 is an american thriller and suspense novelist. Stephen coonts is the author of many new york times bestselling books that have been translated and published around the world. Tommy carmellini, burglar and reluctant cia agent, makes a dazzling debut, one that may well lead to starring roles in future tales.
Saucer notes the saucer trilogy was never intended to be a trilogy, so careful readers who go through all three books one after another will notice a. Stephen coonts is a wellknown american author who wrote many books throughout his career. In the years since, coonts has produced a number of bestselling series, including the saucer series, the jake grafton. Stephen coonts is a septuagenarian american penman. Stephen coonts is the author of 14 new york times bestsellers, the first of which was the classic flying tale, flight of the intruder. Jake grafton storms back in the intruders, the sequel to stephen coonts flight of the intruderthe finest combat aviation novel to emerge from vietnam.
The red horseman jake grafton series book 4 kindle edition. It is spinoff of the jake grafton series, as coonts felt he had done all he could with the grafton character and moved on. Jake grafton is one of the series of that include technothriller books by american writer stephen coonts. Stephen coonts delivers another highpowered, politicallycharged thriller that is not to be missed.
The next exciting thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen coonts. This book is, as expected, following the deep black formula. The satellite, first of eight to be sent up as a worldwide shield against missiles, lifts off, swerves offcourse, fails to fire its thirdstage booster or destruct as ordered, and, with all tracking stations suddenly down, disappears. Coonts joined the us navy hard on the heels of graduating from west virginia university in the late 1960s. Publishers weekly after one of the most contentious and divisive elections in american history, the new president is finally settling into the west wing. Author of many new york times bestsellers, including the disciple and the assassin, stephen coonts flew a6 intruders from the deck of the uss enterprise during the vietnam war. Coonts began writing flight of the intruder in 1984, with the book being. Stephen coonts next novel announced, due out may 21, 2019.
Make offer under siege by stephen coonts 1990, hardcover pocket books 1st ed tommy carmellini. That is the case with this book, saucer by stephen coonts. While both jake grafton and tommy carmellini, coonts bestknown series characters, are present here carmellini has more screen time, neither completely steals the show. Publishers weekly after one of the most contentious and divisi. Martin cruz smith was born in pennsylvania in 1942. Coonts was born in july 1946 in buckhannon, west virginia state. If youve never read stephen coonts but enjoy vintage ludlum, le carre or dale brown then you will probably enjoy this book. Both tommy carmellini and jake grafton return in the latest politicallycharged thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen coonts. A motion picture based on the book was released in 1991. Stephen coonts is the author of 17 new york times bestsellers. Navy and received his navy wings in august of 1969. Stephen coonts deep black kindle edition by coonts. This was my first stephen coonts book and i enjoyed it.
He made two combat cruises aboard the uss enterprise. For seven long years hundreds of young us airmen flew sortie after sortie against north vietnams. Now with his first novel, flight of the intruder naval. This is the 10th and presumably final book in the jake grafton series, with jake announcing his retirement at the end of the book. The new political thriller from bestselling author stephen coonts, author of flight of the intruder and libertys last stand. Buy a cheap copy of flight of the intruder book by stephen coonts. Stephen coonts and master aviation historian barrett tillman have teamed up to write a riveting history of the aerial campaign against the most difficult target in north vietnam, the dragons jaw, the bridge at thanh hoa that spanned the ma river. Jake grafton, the hero of six other stephen coonts bestsellers, from flight on the intruder to the red horseman, is one of the stars of cuba, but only one. Coonts began writing flight of the intruder in 1984, with the book being published by the us naval institute press in 1986. Rear admiral jake grafton, who has appeared in eight previous coonts novels most recently cuba and hong kong, returns for another technothriller from one of the. This was obviously written to highlight a great ensemble cast, and the story is mostly driven by new characters. It begins in the sahara with our soon to be high flying friend, rip cantrell. It all starts when a prominent politician informs cia director jake grafton that the daughter of a good friend in estonia has been kidnapped.
Coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a small coalmining town, and earned a b. The first novel in this series, flight of the intruder, was actually adapted into a movie in 1991 and it starred willem dafoe and danny glover. The novel, based in part on his experiences as an a6 pilot during the vietnam war, remained for 28 weeks on the new york times bestseller list, and later 1991 was made into a movie. The jake grafton series by stephen coonts consists of a total of 10 novels. Stephen coonts next novel announced, due out may 21, 2019 stephen coonts, whos authored fourteen new york times bestsellers, made headlines a few years ago when he left his longtime publisher, st. If you like reading stephen coonts then you will like this book. Author of thirteen new york times bestsellers, stephen coonts flew a6 intruders from the deck of the uss enterprise during the vietnam war. Martins press, and signed a multibook deal with conservativeleaning publishing house regnery. Stephen coonts is the author of the disciple, the assassin, and the deep black and saucers series, among many other bestsellers. Once a navy bomber pilot, stephen coonts soars again with a. An american spy plane that is gatheringevidence of a new russian weapon is shot down by a mysterious mig. He entered the navy the following year and flew an a6 intruder medium attack plane during the vietnam war, where he served on two combat cruises aboard the. Stephen coonts signed books for sale in stock ebay. Onthis team are charlie dean a former marine sniper who was featured in combat.
A graduate of west virginia university and a former attorney, coonts is the author of nine new york times bestselling novels, which have been translated and republished around the world. This book is actually a sequel of sorts to his first jake grafton novel called flight of. Flight of the intruder by coonts, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jake grafton a series that only gets more popular with each new release. The russian account, the latest jake grafton and tommy carmellini thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen coonts, will hits bookstores on august th, 2019 interestingly enough, we actually announced this book back in june of 2018 when it was titled devils army and slated for release this spring. Jun 21, 2016 the interview was conducted by christopher malagisi, editor in chief of the conservative book club. He is working for a company doing a seismic shoot having to do with. I started reading coont s grafton books back in middle school and enjoyed them quite a bit. Stephen coonts was born on july 19, 1946 and grew up in buckhannon, west virginia. But what starts as a rescue mission quickly becomes more when. Like many of his books, coonts casts jake grafton as the main character and puts him, as usual, against great odds. Coonts career took off with the publication of his wildly popular vietnam war thriller flight of the intruder, which spent 28 weeks on the new york times bestseller list and was later made into a. Born in 1946, stephen paul coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a coalmining town of 6,000 population on the western slope of the appalachian mountains.
See all books authored by stephen coonts, including libertys last stand, and. Stephen coonts is an american author who is know for his thriller and suspense novels. His books include the disciple, the assassin, and the deep black and saucers series, among many other bestsellers. Jake grafton and tommy carmellini race to solve the mystery of a potentially stolen election before americans faith in our democracy, sovereignty, and federal government become completely undone. Stephen coonts author interview with conservative book club. Nov 06, 2017 stephen coonts delivers another highpowered, politicallycharged thriller that is not to be missed. The majority of his books have made their way to the new york times bestseller list. Stephen coonts also served as a professional editor. Liberty by stephen coonts is exactly what you would expect it to be. Coonts career took off with the publication of his wildly popular vietnam war thriller flight of the intruder, which spent 28 weeks on the new york times bestseller list and was later made into a blockbuster film starring danny glover and willem dafoe. Stephen coonts audio books, best sellers, author bio. Stephen coonts hardcover books for sale in stock ebay.
Deep black death wave unabridged audio book on cd by stephen coonts brand new. Complete order of stephen coonts books in publication order and chronological. Coonts was originally an aviator in the us army during the vietnam war, which he has parlayed into his current career as a novelist. Buy a cheap copy of america book by stephen coonts. It falls between the early adventures when jake grafton is a naval pilot and the latter stories when grafton is associated with covert operations. Stephen coonts newest thriller, the russia account, pits the cias jake grafton. I have read and enjoyed several books in the jake grafton series by stephen coonts but unfortunately imho this one is a lemon. Savage planet, was published by st martins press in april, 2014. He has been a taxi driver and policeman but this is overshadowed by his military life. It is an espionage thriller with terrorists plotting the downfall of the united states and jake grafton and the crew are all that stands between them and destruction. The third and final volume of the saucer trilogy by stephen coonts, saucer. His novels have been published around the world and. Aug 14, 2001 the theft of a superaegis antiballisticmissile satellite launches this latest jake grafton technothriller from coonts hong kong, 2000, etc. A graduate of west virginia university and the university of colorado school of law, he and his wife deborah still fly whenever they have the time.