Vengeance by Rick Campbell

Vengeance

A Novel

Rick Campbell

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · December 16, 2025

The “heir to Clancy’s throne” (The Real Book Spy) returns with his most compelling, explosive techno-thriller ever.

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Who it’s for
Straightforward suspense with enough geopolitical bite to keep the pages moving.
Genres
Military Thrillers, Tech Thrillers, Spy Fiction
Published
St. Martin's Press, December 16, 2025

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The “heir to Clancy’s throne” (The Real Book Spy) returns with his most compelling, explosive techno-thriller ever. Despite decades of treaties, military missions, and covert actions devoted to preventing it, Iran has finally assembled its first nuclear bomb and the U.S., with UN backing, has decided it’s time to take direct action. The first move is to blockade the Persian Gulf with a carrier strike group, but Iran strikes back quickly.

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With Russia’s backing, Iran launches a devastating attack and now the U.S. forces are in a race against the clock to survive until reinforcements arrive and a counter-strike launched. While events grow desperate in the Middle East, a plot to kill the President is unfolding. Jake Harrison, a now AWOL Navy SEAL, is lured back into action by his former partner Christine O’Connor to find and stop the freelance assassin, a man who has long been Harrison’s nemesis. With a deadly war brewing on two fronts—both overt and covert—the uneasy allies of Jake and Christine must use all their resources to circumvent the coming war. And as tensions threaten to boil over, Jake will be faced with the ultimate question: what is he willing to sacrifice for the revenge he wants?

Hard-Driving Suspense

Straightforward suspense with enough geopolitical bite to keep the pages moving.

Come here for

  • military-thriller pace
  • political-terrorism tension

Expect

  • accessible, sustained read
  • action-first momentum

Where it sits

Military Thrillers90%
Tech Thrillers40%
Spy Fiction27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Military Thrillers
  • Tech Thrillers
  • Sea Stories
Authors
Rick Campbell
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
December 16, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Military Thrillers