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Kursk Down
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher Price: $21.99
ISBN13: 9781923517615
Publisher: Hembury Books
Published: Jan 19 2026
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Cold War never truly ends beneath the sea.
In the icy grip of the Barents Sea, a deadly game of shadows turns catastrophic when the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk collides with the USS Toledo, a stealthy Los Angeles-class hunter. Realizing he's not alone, Kursk's captain launches a desperate torpedo - only for the USS Memphis to return fire, triggering a cataclysmic explosion that sends Kursk and 118 Russian sailors to the ocean floor.
As the crippled Toledo limps away, Commander John Rourke of the Memphis makes an impossible choice, drawing the furious Russian Northern Fleet into pursuit to buy time for his wounded ally. But Admiral Viktor Chernov, thirsting for vengeance, unleashes nuclear depth charges and an armada of hunters.
Meanwhile, CIA black-ops agent John Smith is deployed to extract a defecting Russian officer carrying secrets that could expose the true cause of the disaster - and ignite World War III.
Aboard the massive Pyotr Velikiy, visiting Chinese admirals play their own game. A covert operative masquerading as a naval attaché is stealing Russia's revolutionary Shkval super-cavitation torpedo technology - turning tragedy into opportunity.
As the undersea war escalates toward nuclear brinkmanship, Putin and Clinton face a final confrontation where one misstep could end civilisation.
Ultra-realistic, relentless, and terrifyingly plausible, Kursk Down reimagines the infamous 2000 Barents Sea tragedy as a breathtaking techno-thriller - perfect for fans of Patrick Robinson, Tom Clancy and Joe Buff.
You won't be able to put it down.
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