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Michael Ridpath had a talent for heart stopping fast paced fiction. Launch Code, as its title...
This was a read that I was a bit sceptical about approaching and giving it a go, and one I...
This is an intriguing book that has at its heart the premise that a nuclear war could be averted...
In the past few years Michael Ridpath has come out of nowhere and is now one of the authors I...
I thought this book was absolutely brilliant. I've always been a fan of thrillers but I've never...
From looking at the book and reading the blurb I was almost sure this book would be too war and...
This is a great book for all people, the combination of real life descriptions of military things...
Had never read a naval mystery before but this was brilliant, I really enjoyed the story it had...
I enjoyed reading this book and got through it quite quickly. The writing style was good and...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book despite it not looking like my usual kind of read. The book...
I'm not really familiar with this time history, no am I usually a fan of historical novels, but I...
Love a good thriller and this fitted the bill. it is an era of history i know little so really...
In November of 1983, the crew of the American nuclear submarine, the Alexander Hamilton, were...
Although the cover of this book would not have you fighting to grab this book of any bookshelf...
I love the idea of the navy but have never read a naval mystery before but this was brilliant, I...
When I won this book I really didn’t know what to expect, I didn’t like the cover and the blurb...
Although I enjoyed reading the first few chapters of this book in the initial read I couldn’t...
In 1983 the navy covered up the near Armageddon of a falsely issued launch order to a nuclear...
This novel is set between two times / places - a cold war-era submarine, and a family...
In his novel, Launch Code, Michael Ridpath joins the dots between what happened on a nuclear...
Launch code is a great read. Set between the present day and November 1983 it tells the story of...
In 1983 Bill is serving on an American nuclear submarine. In 2019 he is having Thanksgiving lunch...
First off this is not a book for the fainthearted! At 400 pages this is one that needs your full...
'November 1983: Three hundred feet beneath the Atlantic, US submarine Lieutenant Bill Guth and...
Do not judge this book by its cover!! I did and I was thinking it wouldn't be as interesting as...
Even though this book was not my usual taste, I really got into it. I found it very informative,...
Bill guth holds many secrets from his family and this all stemmed from a fateful night in 1983...
This isn’t my normal genre to read, but I have to say I was hooked from the moment I picked it...
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book but when I started it I found it really exciting. It...
This is the first book I have read by Michael Ridpath and I really enjoyed it. The story is...
I don't normally read this sort of genre i'm more into romance but i'm trying to broaden my...
From the prologue I was expecting a very exciting read with a story based on people’s experiences...
The book cover is indicative to the story which starts dramatically and encouraged me to keep on...
I’m sorry to say, this novel was a bit of a struggle for me. I love to read in bed and often...
Thank you To Readers First and Corvus Books for a review copy of this book in return for my...
This is a gripping page turner. It is 1983 the height of the cold war and the Hamilton nuclear...
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