Deep Strike by Rick Campbell

Deep Strike

A Novel

Rick Campbell

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · January 23, 2024

In Rick Campbell's next action-packed thriller Deep Strike, the U.S. Atlantic fleet is in a race to stop a rogue Russian submarine—funded by ISIS—en route to launch a missile attack against the east coast of the U.S.

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Who it’s for
For a fast-moving thriller built around escalating threats, military urgency, and a race against time.
Genres
Military Thrillers, Terrorism Thrillers, Action & Adventure
Published
St. Martin's Press, January 23, 2024

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In Rick Campbell's next action-packed thriller Deep Strike, the U.S. Atlantic fleet is in a race to stop a rogue Russian submarine—funded by ISIS—en route to launch a missile attack against the east coast of the U.S. A shoulder-launched missile attack on a convoy of vehicles leaving the U.N. headquarters in New York kills several diplomats, including the American ambassador.

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Security footage reveals that the killer behind the attack is a disgraced former special forces operative, Lonnie Mixell. But before U.S. intelligence operatives can catch up with him, Mixell is already onto the next phase of his plan. With funding from the nearly shattered ISIS, Mixell plans an attack on the U.S. that will be more devastating than 9/11. He bribes a desperate Russian submarine commander to take his submarine to the Atlantic Ocean and launch a salvo of missiles at various targets along the East Coast of the United States. The commander lies to his crew that it's a secret mission, with dummy missiles, for a training exercise. At the same time, unbeknownst to the commander, Mixell has arranged for four of the missile warheads to be replaced with four surplus nuclear warheads and arms them. When the Russian submarine sinks the U.S. sub that is tracking it, the U.S. military is alarmed. As soon as intelligence uncovers Mixwell’s plot, though, it becomes a race against time: find the Russian sub and sink it before it can launch a catastrophic nuclear attack. The nuclear attack is only one stage of Mixell’s plan—and the next phase is potentially even more devastating. To stop him would almost require a miracle and time is swiftly running out.

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For a fast-moving thriller built around escalating threats, military urgency, and a race against time.

Come here for

  • A ticking-clock military thriller with a submarine at the center
  • High-stakes pursuit as intelligence and military forces race to stop an attack

Expect

  • A direct, action-driven ride through a nuclear threat
  • Tension that grows as the plot’s next phase comes into view

Where it sits

Military Thrillers88%
Terrorism Thrillers61%
Action & Adventure29%

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
January 23, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Military Thrillers