Readers last saw Jerry Mitchell in Larry Bond’s 2016 thriller, Fatal Thunder. And while Bond won’t be releasing a new novel this year, his fans won’t have to wait too much longer to get their fix as his next novel, Arctic Gambit, is scheduled for publication on May 29, 2018.
The sixth book in his Jerry Mitchell series–which began in 2005 with Dangerous Ground—Arctic Gambit will follow Mitchell, commodore of Submarine Development Squadron Five, as he races to try and destroy a new stealthy, Russian-made torpedo. See the cover art and plot details below!
Jerry Mitchell returns in Arctic Gambit, an explosive military thriller by New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond
Jerry Mitchell, now the commodore of submarine Development Squadron Five, is dismayed when USS Toledo is reported missing in Arctic waters, close to Russian territory. The vessel is captained by his former shipmate and close friend, Lenny Berg. Eager to investigate, Jerry convinces the Navy to redirect one of his squadron’s boats to find out what happened.
It turns out Toledo was sunk just outside of Russian territorial waters by a torpedo launched from a naval mine. Even more disturbing is the discovery that Russia is building a deadly weapon. Engineers have modified the STATUS-6, a strategic nuclear-propelled, nuclear armed torpedo that is already operational, into a stealthy first strike weapon: Drakon. This new tool would allow the Russians to launch a completely covert nuclear decapitation strike on the USA.
The new Russian president has plans for Europe, and is more than willing to use nuclear blackmail―or an actual attack―to keep the Americans from interfering. To avoid a Russian war in Europe, and a nuclear catastrophe at home, Mitchell must find a way to destroy the Drakon launcher before it’s too late.
You can bet that we’ll be following Larry Bond’s forthcoming novel closely, so stay tuned for details. In the meantime, Arctic Gambit is available for pre-order here, or anywhere else books are sold.