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      Launch Code

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      From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October and Mark Billingham.

      ''Hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking, Launch Code brings to mind the classic thrillers of Alister Maclean and Jack Higgins. A well-crafted ...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781786497017
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Launch Code
      Authors:Author: Michael Ridpath
      Page Count:400
      Subjects:Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Espionage and spy thriller, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Espionage & spy thriller, War & combat fiction
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October and Mark Billingham.

      ''Hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking, Launch Code brings to mind the classic thrillers of Alister Maclean and Jack Higgins. A well-crafted ingenious mystery, tightly plotted, compelling and contemporary, this could well be Michael Ridpath''s best novel yet.'' - Stav Sherez, author of the Carrigan & Miller series

      1983: Three hundred feet beneath the Atlantic, submarine Lieutenant Bill Guth receives the order he''s been dreading: a full nuclear strike against the USSR. Crisis is soon averted, but in the chaos that follows, one crew member ends up dead...

      2019: Bill''s annual family gathering is interrupted when a historian turns up, eager to uncover the truth about the near-apocalyptic Cold War incident. Bill refuses to answer, but that night the man is brutally murdered.

      What happened all those years ago? How much is Bill to blame for events in the past? And who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of 1983 where they belong?

      ''Deadly state secrets and deadlier family secrets - perfectly crafted, scrupulously researched Launch Code weaves an ingeniously dark and tangled web that will keep you gripped and guessing to the very end. Ridpath is one of the best thriller writers around.'' - Craig Russell, author of The Devil Aspect


      Imprint Name:Corvus
      Publisher Name:Atlantic Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-08-06

      Additional information

      Weight278 g
      Dimensions265 × 197 × 30 mm