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The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan.

THE HUNT IS ON…

Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia’s ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west.

The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime.

©1984 Jack Ryan Enterprises, Ltd Action & Adventure Genre Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Russia Suspense War Submarine

Critic reviews

From the reviews of The Hunt for Red October:

‘Flawless authenticity… frighteningly genuine.’
Wall Street Journal

‘Absolutely terrific: entertaining, suspenseful and masterfully written… superlative.’
Washington Times

‘The Pentagon almost exploded when this book was published’ Daily Telegraph

‘A compelling story … rivetingly plausible’ Observer

‘Gripping narrative … navy buffs and thriller adepts have been mesmerised by the story of Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, who seeks to defect to the US, bringing a billion-dollar submarine with him’ Time Magazine
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Read some of the comments and not sure what people want from a narrator! Harry Potter books by Steven Fry are all one voice and accent. Don’t be put off for what is an excellent book and I think the narrator did a good job. Enjoy another excellent book by Tom Clancy.

Outstanding

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An excellent story, Clancy at his best, high tension, amazing technical accuracy, however this was (in my opinion) ruined by the narrator. His voice was at best irritating, at worse nearly ruined the story.

Excellent Story

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Fastest I have ever finished an audio book. Kept me coming back for more.

Good accents and delivery, excellent pacing.

The story dragged you in and while not the deepest character development it has a large cast of interesting individuals.

Gripping

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An excellent book that I shall keep returning to. Highly recommended on so many levels

A classic politico techno boy fest

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Great book let down by a rather lacklustre narrator. At times difficult to follow due to strange pacing. Add to that mixed levels and even voice tone changes between chapters and it’s all a bit disappointing. And the accents are awful - as a Brit it just hurt - really really hurt.

Great book, less great narrator

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