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Lieutenant Commander 'Gunner' McCormick is assigned as an intelligence officer to Carrier Strike Force 10, being deployed to the Yellow Sea at the invitation of South Korea for joint exercises with the US Navy. During his pre-deployment briefing, he discovers a TOP-SECRET MEMO revealing rumors that the North Koreans may still be holding a handful of elderly Americans from the Korean War in secret prison camps.

As it happens, Gunner's grandfather, who was a young marine officer in the Korean War, disappeared at Chosin Reservoir over 60 years ago and is still listed as MIA in North Korea. Sworn to silence about what he has read, the top-secret memo eats at him. Gunner decides to spend all his inheritance and break every military regulation in the book to finance his own three-man commando squad on a suicide mission north of the DMZ to search for clues about the fate of his grandfather.
Risking his career, his fortune, and his life, Gunner will get his answers, or he will die trying.

Don Brown is building a loyal fan base by writing what he knows best: thrillers with heart. A former Navy JAG officer and action officer in the Pentagon, Brown pens action-packed plots and finely-drawn characters that are credible and compelling. Thunder in the Morning Calm is a novel of bravery, duty, and family love that will keep readers of all ages reading straight through to the last page.

 

 

(I will post my review of this novel when my new computer is set up. I love Don Brown's writing, and I've read all of his novels. However, this is not my favorite one. I have a review written, but I can't retrieve it as of now, and I'm not writing another one. :)  )

 

Father, please continue to bless Don's work and writing. Inspire him and speak more stories into his heart. Watch over him and his family. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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5 responses to “Thunder in the Morning Calm by Don Brown”

  1. BK Jackson Avatar

    Looking forward to reading the review. The blurb certainly sounds like something I’d be interested in reading!

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  2. Nicole Avatar

    Thanks, Brenda. The highlight for you is that there is zero romance in this story. And you can tell Don’s done his homework – which I’d expect nothing less from him. The only hint I’ll give here is that the secondary characters “steal the show”.

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  3. Brenda Anderson Avatar

    This one’s on my list. We’ll see if I get it read before your review.
    I have read his other books, but didn’t like them quite as much as you, so maybe I’ll like this one better …

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  4. BK Jackson Avatar

    NO romance! YEAH!!!!!! Sorry, I couldn’t contain myself. LOL! 😎 Those dad-burn secondary characters. Sometimes they do run away with things….

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  5. Nicole Avatar

    Ha! I knew that zero romance would brighten your day, Brenda J.
    You might, Bren, but then I think you’ll see the same weaknesses I saw – but you never know, they might not matter. (I hate computer trouble!)

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