Silent Thunder

by: Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen

Published by: St. Martin's Press

Reviewed by Peg Brantley

Marine architect Hannah Bryson is on top of her game when she’s contracted to inspect the Soviet submarine, Silent Thunder, which has recently been acquired by a U.S. maritime museum. Her task is to ready the nuclear attack sub for public exhibition. Hannah’s brother and frequent partner, joins her to complete the project.

It’s a simple stop-gap job meant to fill a couple of weeks before she moves on to something else. Simple. Until it goes horribly wrong when Silent Thunder and all souls aboard suffer a deadly attack.

Determined to discover the identity and deal with whoever is responsible, Hannah finds herself straddling a fine line between Russian connections and the CIA, wondering who she can trust.

The mother-son Johansen writing team has put together an engrossing read. Detail and action, together with a solid plot, bring this well written co-effort together into a story that will absorb you. A few wonderful twists keep the forward propulsion working, and the interaction between Hannah and a dangerous, driven man with no compulsion to follow the rules, keeps the reader wondering.

Silent Thunder should be on everyone’s reading list. It’s sure to be on the New York Time’s list.

Armchair Interviews says: Highly recommended.

Authors’ Web site:
http://www.IrisJohansen.com

http://www.RoyJohansen.com