The Trident Deception

By: Rick Campbell

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

In this modern-day Hunt for Red October, an armed nuclear submarine is taken over and must be hunted down before its weapons are launched.

The USS Kentucky - a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads - sets out on a routine cruise. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Kentucky receives a launch order. After receiving that launch order, it is cut off from all counter orders and disappears into the Pacific while it makes the eight-day transit to the launch site. What the Kentucky's crew doesn't know is that those launch orders didn't come from the US government.

Rogue elements within the Mossad have learned that Iran has developed its first nuclear weapon and, in ten days, will detonate it - and the target is Israel. The suspected weapon complex is too far underground for conventional weapons to harm it, and the only choice is a preemptive nuclear strike. With limited time, this rogue group initiates a long-planned operation called the Trident Deception: They'll transmit false orders and use a US nuclear submarine to launch the attack.

With only eight days before the Kentucky is in launch range and with the submarine cut off from any outside communication, one senior officer, the father of one of the officers aboard the submarine, must assemble and lead a team of attack submarines to find, intercept, and neutralize the Kentucky before it can unknowingly unleash a devastating nuclear attack.

©2014 Rick Campbell (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Detailed look at the Silent Service

very enjoyable...excellent discussion of modern submarine service... the technical information was solid, tactics as well...

Gets long in the tooth about halfway thru the book.

Too long rehashing the same material. Needs to be shorter. Very predictable theme. Not believable theory.

Better than Hunt for Red October!

What did you love best about The Trident Deception?

Rick Campbell's first novel hit it out of the park! Very plausible story, realistic description of submarine tactics, operations, and procedures. He should know, he is a career submariner. I can hardly wait for its sequel, hopefully with the same narrator.

Trident Success

Outstanding in every respect. Scary as it could easily have happened…and may have! Rick Campbell has gained a new customer.

suspenseful edge of your seat sub thriller

this book will have you at the edge of your seat at the brink of an all out nuclear war. it was very hard to stop listening when I had to.

submarine and international Intrigue Thriller

if you like submarine stories at all, especially modern submarines, and you enjoy International Intrigue stories, this book will thrill you.

USS Kentucky Sailor here...

I qualified Submarines on the Kentucky and it’s near and dear to my heart. Thanks for bringing me back to the boat! Great story. My only problem is the boat depicted in the cover art isn’t an Ohio Class boat. Looks more like a Virginia or Seawolf. You should probably get that right.

Slow and a bit uninspired

The pace was slow and prodded along with a few bright spots. I found it difficult to believe subs Captain did not think something was terribly wrong with all the odd events that occurred throughout the story. No one is that dense.

A thriller

An excellent thriller with today's world situation well considered. I highly recommend this audible recording

Addictive

I binged this book so hard, once I got into it I couldn’t stop listening. A excellent read if you like well written suspense and action