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Written by Patrick Robinson - Audio book performed by Jay O. Sanders - Abridgement approved by author - 2 CASSETTES - 3 hours

Publisher, Harper Audio (February 2002)

"An absolutely marvelous thriller, one of the best things of its kind I have read in years. I don't need to urge people to read it, because they will do so by the millions." --Jack Higgins, bestselling thriller author

"Action follows action with menace piled on mystery on top of intrigue. Nimitz Class is a stunner that irresistibly hurtles the reader through explosions and deceptions from the first page to the exciting climax on the last." --Clive Cussler

"The best military thriller since The Hunt for Red October...Robinson has crafted a fast-paced, chilling, yet believable tale, peppered with unforgettable characters." --San Francisco Examiner

"Nimitz Class is that rare combination of military thriller and tactical treatise. While capturing the excitement of naval operations, it also raises critical issues about the future of naval forces, terrorism, and the implications of the spread of weapons of mass destruction. I strongly suggest that all military professionals read this book, not only for the issues it confronts, but for the sheer enjoyment of a great book." --William J. Crowe, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain

"A perfect nautical thriller: suspenseful, exciting, technically accurate, and plausible enough to be unnerving. For sailors and non-sailors alike it is the can't-put-down geomilitary yarn for this summer's reading." --Dallas Morning News

"Clever. . . . Rivals The Hunt for Red October in thrills." --Sunday Denver Post

"Thriller fiction at its best--a tale based on a premise too horrible to contemplate but too plausible to ignore. . . . riveting." --New London Day

"The rich detail here is impeccable, every bit the equal of Clancy's. . . . Readers will be engaged . . . by [this cautionary tale." --Publishers Weekly

It's as big as the Empire State Building, a massive floating fortress at the throbbing heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group. It's a Nimitz-class nuclear carrier, the most powerful weapons system on the planet. Nothing can touch it.

So when the first stunned messages say only that the Thomas Jefferson has disappeared, the Navy reacts with disbelief. But the truth becomes inescapable: a Nimitz-class carrier has been claimed by nuclear catastrophe---no other explanation is possible.

But as Navy maverick Bill Baldridge begins to investigate the disaster that claimed his idolized brother's life, another chilling alternative begins to emerge: a rogue submarine. Suddenly it's up to Bill Baldridge to track down this shadowy nuclear terrorist, who still has another nuclear-tipped torpedo in his arsenal.

Today it's a novel. Tomorrow it might be the news!