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.
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"What a great read if you like war stories with a twist.If only this could be a reality and who would put past the North Koreans to do this.Looking forward to reading more of the Don Brown novels. "
— carl (4 out of 5 stars)
" Love, love, love this book! Nice work, Don Brown. "
— Karen, 7/26/2013" Just finished this and I loved it! Great story, very well told. Thanks Don Brown! "
— Matt, 1/4/2013" don brown just keeps on scoring with each new book! "
— dennis, 8/21/2012" This was an intense book. I read late into the nigt. It moved fast and the exploits seemed too good to be true/ "
— Brenda, 6/3/2012" Good story, characters you route for. Next time I'm in the mood for a military suspense novel, I'll reach for a Dan Brown novel. "
— Allison, 4/8/2012" Great read. Read while walking on treadmill. Couldn't stop reading. Great story line. "
— Bill, 11/19/2011" This was an intense book. I read late into the nigt. It moved fast and the exploits seemed too good to be true/ "
— Brenda, 11/7/2011" Good story, characters you route for. Next time I'm in the mood for a military suspense novel, I'll reach for a Dan Brown novel. "
— Allison, 9/20/2011" don brown just keeps on scoring with each new book! "
— dennis, 9/5/2011Don Brown, a former officer in the US Navy Judge Advocate General Corps and special assistant United States attorney, is the author of over a dozen bestselling military and legal books. His work includes the novel Treason and the exposé Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of Team Seal Six.
Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.