by Stephen Coonts (Author)
Jake Grafton, former Vietnam pilot and air-wing commander, has been assigned to the Pentagon. His orders are to lead the development of the navy's new top-secret attack plane, the A-12. But, faced with political and technical problems at every turn, he soon finds himself drawn into a hunt for the Minotaur - a mole hidden in the Pentagon who is selling America's most precious defence secrets. The FBI's chief spy-catcher is hot on the Minotaur's trail - or is he? Just who are the traitors? Four people are dead and a test pilot is near death before Grafton homes in on the shocking identity of the Minotaur - and his even more chilling motive ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Second Imression
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0752848607
ISBN 13: 9780752848600
Book Overview: Fast-paced action from one of the best writers in the field - a genuine contender for the Clancy crown All of his previous novels have been NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers and attract widespread review coverage: 'Stephen Coonts, like Jake Grafton, just keeps getting better' Tom Clancy 'A fast-paced, graphic thriller with harrowing insights into the thankless, razor's edge world of the navy test pilot and the labyrinth of superpower espionage' WASHINGTON POST 'Mr Coonts knows how to write and build suspense. His dialogue is realistic, the storyline mesmeric. That is the mark of a natural storyteller' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW