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The gist of this book is a conspiracy between aging Japanese imperialists and nut job North Koreans. The target is the good ol' USA, and of course, they have developed three nasty nukes.

This book holds together. I might quibble technically about the effectiveness of the Mark 48 torpedoes vis-a-vis former Soviet (eh, I mean Chinese) weapons and the political dynamics inside North Korea, but by and large this was a pleasant surprise.

If anything the book could have been a bit longer. The sub chase at the end of the book had potential for at least fifty more pages and fair number of obstacles.

I'm sure I will be checking out Sasgen's other books.


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Red Shark Peter Sasgen Books Reviews

Jake Scott shows his skills again (War Plan Red) in saving the day. Whether he is invading a Chinese drug lord's island or doing the 'sub-chase thing', it's a thrill to follow this man and his adventures. The words kept me glued to the skirmishes and successes of the participants. I was disappointed when the book ended, I could have kept reading about the crews and their adventures for days. I am addicted to this kind of story and hope that Sasgen will allow us the privilege of more stories of Jake Scott. Submarine technology is way over my head, but I certainly have learned a great deal through the information presented. I hope everyone who has an interest in international issues and intrigue will rush out and buy a copy of Red Shark.
Jake Scott, the hero of Red Shark and Sasgen's earlier book, War Plan Red, is becoming a familiar, welcome figure for me, this being the second of Sasgen's books that I've read. (Too bad a young Harrison Ford isn't available to play him when one of his books goes Hollywood and makes it to a theater near you.) Let's hope that should the real-life North Koreans act as nefariously as those in the book, we'll have a real-life Jake Scott on our side to save the day.

This book really moves, and while it's long, it's a fast read. There are enough plot, action, visuals, and three-dimensional characters to make two movies from each of Sasgen's books. The man obviously doesn't skimp on his research either. I never doubted any of the technical stuff involving submarines, high-tech weaponry, and military protocol; it's not hard to suspend disbelief here. His descriptions of foreign settings also rang true, particularly for those countries in the Far East where I'd spent some time way back when. And there's even something for the ladies, too (and guys who aren't testosterone-challenged); there's a love/sex interest in both books, enough perhaps to make the book crossover from the thriller/war genre into the something-for-everyone mainstream. All in all, this book is definitely worth your time.

P.S. One minor quibble Red Shark, War Plan Red, Red Scorpion ... Enough with the "Red" already, huh?
This latest technothriller proves why "ripped from the headlines" stories are so weak - they read like a patchwork of bad news that isn't calculated to shock. In "Red Shark" USN sub driver Scott hunts the littoral Chinese waters in search of a revolutionary new sub that the North Koreans plan to use in an attack on the US. The "Red Shark", built by North Korean navy, uses AIP (air independent propulsion, allowing for prolonged submergence without need for nuclear power) and advanced electronics to evade both Chinese and American subs. To add to the mix, the North Korean leadership has suffered a coup - "Dear Leader" Kim has been deposed and imprisoned by the belicose General Jin. Meanwhile, a right-wing Japanese industrialist, with an old grudge against the US, finances the coming nuclear attack on America.

While this has the makings of a good book, "Shark" fails in the execution. It starts great with a rollicking SEAL attack on warlord's island fortress (the scenes have that great 1980's action movie feel to it), but the book goes slack as the story practically maroons Scott in Japan. There, Scott must deal with Japanese intel bureaucrats who try to sound helpful even as they run interference for wealthy and anti-American Japanese industrialists. It's especially unfortunate because the entire Japanese-leg of the plot seems so unneccessary. We know that there's a rogue NK sub out there, and that eventually, Scott will have to helm a 688I to sink it.

Sasgen knows subs - his scenes among the three boats of the story (the US Reno, a Chinese Kilo & Red Shark itself) are taut and have the perfect mix of the technical and high tension. (You will probably hear the term "littoral waters" more in the space of a chapter than in the past year.) Unfortunately, the subamrine scenes are short and come too late to save the book, since they've got too little action. We know from the beginning of the story that there's going to be a sub-showdown, but little happens once our boats go at it. By the end of the story, there's even a 2nd SEAL attack - but we're told about it rather than shown it - it's like one of those books where you can tell how bored the author was getting with his own story.

In sum, not a bad book, just one that fell short of its potential, and makes clear just how high that was.

Instead, "Dangerous Ground" by Larry Bond remains the sub-thriller to beat for the last few years.
I've read the books of Patrick Robinson, like Barracuda, Sea Wolf and the rest, Jeff Edwards, Steven Sullivan etc.
If you like this kind of book, I can definitely recommend Red Shark.
Happy reading !
Very good read, but looks like all the other sub books with terrorists. Still a very good read with villains and lots of shooting. Why only a 4, because, we can guest what will happen on the next pages.
Wow.! What a thriller high tech and high speed. I read it so fast the first time that I'll have to read it again to hang onto some of the details. Sasgen really uses his knowledge of military technology to increase the thrill-a-minute pace. For instance, even though I read "Aviation Week", I'd never heard of minature UAV's. I thought Sasgen had made it up but I went to Google and, sure enough, we do have minature UAV's. How'd you like to have one of those fly into your bedroom? That's what Sasgen does with it. I hope this book is made into a movie underwater explosions in Dolby Sound!!
The gist of this book is a conspiracy between aging Japanese imperialists and nut job North Koreans. The target is the good ol' USA, and of course, they have developed three nasty nukes.

This book holds together. I might quibble technically about the effectiveness of the Mark 48 torpedoes vis-a-vis former Soviet (eh, I mean Chinese) weapons and the political dynamics inside North Korea, but by and large this was a pleasant surprise.

If anything the book could have been a bit longer. The sub chase at the end of the book had potential for at least fifty more pages and fair number of obstacles.

I'm sure I will be checking out Sasgen's other books.