Hunter Killer, by Patrick Robinson
By Peter on Jul 15, 2009 in Patrick Robinson, bestseller, book review, spy thriller
The plot in Hunter Killer focuses on Saudi Arabia, both its internal political and economic problems, and it’s role in the wider world economy as the prime provider of oil. In this book,
However, the Crown Prince Nasir is more fundamentalist in his orientation than the King, and he feels that the wasteful spending has to come to an end. Thus he approaches the President of France, proposing that France assist him in staging a coup d’état to make him king. As reward, he is willing to give France exclusive oil rights and huge construction contracts. He will also put an end to American influence over Saudi Arabia. The French president, eager to increase his country’s geopolitical standing, agrees to support the coup.
With the assistance of two French nuclear submarines, ,French special forces led by the remarkable Colonel Jacque Gamoudi (also known as Le Chasseur – The Hunter) and the renegade Hamas General Ravi Rashood, the French successfully deposes the sitting regime.
The result is mass chaos – the oil markets are in turmoil, the economies of the Western world are in free fall and the global political situation is chaotic. The American President calls retired Admiral Arnold Morgan back into duty to handle the situation and make certain that Saudi oil once more becomes a world commodity. Admiral Morgan, with his no bullship approach to politics – comes up with a shocking set of solutions to the challenges facing America, a strategy that leads to a most severe confrontation between the US and France.
Hunter Killer is perhaps a little farfetched in its plot, but if you are willing to accept it, it is a very interesting and exciting book. Another weakness is that it takes a little while before the book really gets exciting, but when it does, it is full of suspense. Admiral Morgan, when he enters the book, is every bit as tough and salty as we know him. It is full of action. Hunter Killer is a very nice read, that had me alternating between biting my nails and laughing out load.
Praise:
“The New Frederick Forsyth.” — Guardian
“One of the crown princes of the beach-read thriller” — Stephen Coonts
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