Winter Hawk

Paperback

Condition: Good

Publisher's Weekly With this third Mitchell Gant adventure (successor to Firefox and Firefox Down Thomas firmly establishes himself in the forefront of today's adventure/thriller writers; even though his treatment of the genre's tried and true conventions is at times somewhat perfunctory and the book is too long. Gant is ordered to make a covert dash in and out of the Soviet Union to retrieve a spy with information that could stop the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty about to be signed by the U.S. and U.S.S.R. He has 48 hours. The reader never doubts that Gant; America's finest pilot; will pull off his mission. The question is how; and at what price. As the clock ticks away; Gant flies a stolen MiL helicopter gunship; engages in dogfights and flees through the snowy border country; desperately trying to avoid crack spetsnaz units with orders to kill on sight. Fans of Firefox will recognize KGB officer Priabin; who is in trouble with Soviet military intelligence (GRU) and has sworn to kill Gant. When Gant and Priabin discover the GRU's devastating secret; Operation Lightning; they find themselves briefly on the same side; fighting not just for their lives; but to prevent World War III. 100;000 first printing; 100;000 ad/promo. School Library Journal YA In this third Mitchell Gant novel; the Russians are ready to launch a devastating star wars weapon on the eve of a sweeping disarmament treaty between the U.S.S.R. and the United States. Gant flies into central Russia to rescue a scientist who can save America from sure disaster. Thomas has created an excellent suspense novel filled with plot twists; fast-paced action; aerial chase sequences; and plenty of narrow escapes; keeping readers on edge until the book is finished. The subject of star wars weapons and the character; Mitchell Gant; will appeal to those interested in a good adventure novel. Susan Penny; Houston Public Library