Authors: Stephen Coonts
Conspiracy
PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF
STEPHEN COONTS
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LIARS & THIEVES
“Vintage Coonts...plenty of action and intrigue, with the added benefit of a new lead character.”
âDallas Morning News
“Excellent.”
âPublishers Weekly
(starred review)
LIBERTY
“Frighteningly realistic.”
âMaxim
“Grippingâ¦Coonts's naval background and his legal education bring considerable authority to the story, and the narrative is loaded with detailed information about terrorist networks, modern weaponry, and international intrigueâ¦the action is slam-bang.”
âPublishers Weekly
AMERICA
“The master of the techno-thriller spins a bone-chilling worst-case scenario involving international spies, military heroics, conniving politicians, devious agencies, a hijacked nuclear sub, lethal computer hackers, currency speculators, maniac moguls, and greedy mercenaries that rival Clancy for fiction-as-realism and Cussler for spirited action . . . [Coonts] never lets up with heart-racing jet/missile combat, suspenseful submarine maneuvers, and doomsday scenarios that feel only too real, providing real food for thought in his dramatization of the missile-shield debate.”
âPublishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Fans of Coonts and his hero Grafton will love it. Great fun.”
âLibrary Journal
“Coonts's action and the techno-talk are as gripping as ever.”
âKirkus Reviews
“Thrilling roller-coaster action. Give a hearty âwelcome back' to Admiral Jake Grafton.”
âPhiladelphia Inquirer
HONG KONG
“Move over, Clancy, readers know they can count on Coonts.”
âMidwest Book Review
“The author gives us superior suspense with a great cast of made-up charactersâ¦But the best thing about this book is Coonts's scenario for turning China into a democracy.”
âLiz Smith,
New York Post
“A high-octane blend of techno-wizardry [and] ultra-violence⦠[Coonts] skillfully captures the postmodern flavor of Hong Kong, where a cell phone is as apt as an AK-47 to be a revolutionary weapon.”
âUSA Today
“Entertainingâ¦intriguing.”
âBooklist
“Will be enjoyed by Coonts's many fansâ¦Coonts has perfected the art of the high-tech adventure story.”
âLibrary Journal
“Coonts does a remarkable job of capturing the mood of clashing cultures in
Hong Kong
.”
âPublishers Weekly
“Filled with action, intrigue, and humanity.”
âSan Jose Mercury News
CUBA
“Enough Tomahawk missiles, stealth bombers, and staccato action to satisfy [Coonts's] most demanding fans.”
âUSA Today
“[A] gripping and intelligent thriller.”
âPublishers Weekly
(starred review)
“Perhaps the best of Stephen Coonts's six novels about modern warfare.”
âAustin American-Statesman
“Coonts delivers some of his best gung-ho suspense writing yet.”
âKirkus Reviews
“Dramatic, diverting actionâ¦Coonts delivers.”
âBooklist
FORTUNES OF WAR
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Fortunes of War
is crammed with action, suspense, and characters with more than the usual one dimension found in these books.”
âUSA Today
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“A stirring examination of courage, compassion, and profound nobility of military professionals under fire. Coonts's best yet.”
âKirkus Reviews
(starred review)
“Full of action and suspenseâ¦a strong addition to the genre.”
âPublishers Weekly
FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER
“Extraordinary! Once you start reading, you won't want to stop!”
âTom Clancy
“[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside.”
âThe Wall Street Journal
“Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel.”
âSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
SAUCER
“A comic, feel-good SF adventure...[delivers] optimistic messages about humanity's ability to meet future challenges.”
âKirkus Reviews
“Tough to put down.”
âPublishers Weekly
Also in this series
Stephen Coonts' Deep Black
(Stephen Coonts & Jim DeFelice)
Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Biowar
(Stephen Coonts & Jim DeFelice)
Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Dark Zone
(Stephen Coonts & Jim DeFelice)
Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Payback
(Stephen Coonts & Jim DeFelice)
Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Jihad
(Stephen Coonts & Jim DeFelice)
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Novels by STEPHEN COONTS
The Traitor
Liars & Thieves
Liberty
Saucer
America
Hong Kong
Cuba
Fortunes of War
Flight of the Intruder
Final Flight
The Minotaur
Under Siege
The Red Horseman
The Intruders
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Nonfiction books by STEPHEN COONTS
The Cannibal Queen
War in the Air
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Books by JIM D
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FELICE
Coyote Bird
War Breaker
Havana Strike
Brother's Keeper
Cyclops One
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With Dale Brown:
Dale Brown's Dreamland
(Dale Brown & Jim DeFelice)
Nerve Center
(Dale Brown & Jim DeFelice)
Razor's Edge
(Dale Brown & Jim DeFelice)
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
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DEEP BLACK: CONSPIRACY
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Copyright © 2008 by Stephen Coonts.
Excerpt from
The Assassin
copyright © 2008 by Stephen Coonts.
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ISBN: 0-312-93700-8
EAN: 978-0-312-93700-3
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The National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Space Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Council, and Marines are, of course, real. While based on an actual organization affiliated with the NSA and CIA, Desk Three and all of the people associated with it in this book are fiction. The technology depicted here either exists or is being developed.
Some liberties have been taken in describing actual places and procedures to facilitate the telling of the tale. Some details regarding the President's security have been omitted and other fictionalized in the interests of actual security.