Jake Grafton

11 primary works • 16 total works

Flight of the Intruder.

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 December 1986

This novel is set in the Vietnam War in 1972, at a time when the war was still raging but negotiations were under way and it was clear that the USA was going to pull out sooner or later. The 'hero' of the story is Jake Grafton, a U.S. Navy pilot flying missions over Vietnam in an A6 Intruder, a carrier-based attach bomber.

Under Siege

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 October 1990

In a stunning explosion of terror, America's worst nightmares come true when Colombian suicide squads hit the streets of Washington. They have gone to war, and will destroy everything and everybody in their path. With its power and communications systems blown apart, the city is plunged into turmoil. In the Pentagon, Captain Jake Grafton and the Joint Chiefs of Staff face the most deadly challenge ever to threaten America. But while confusion and chaos rule the streets, a ruthless hunter, serving an unknown master, has his own catastrophic mission. He will not rest until he has wiped out the whole cabinet, starting with the President himself ...

Final Flight

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 August 1988

The most daring -- and deadly -- terrorist plot of all time is about to unfold aboard the supercarrier USS United States. If it succeeds, the balance of nuclear power will tilt in favor of a remorseless Arab leader. And it looks as if no one can stop it - except navy "jet jock" Jake Grafton. "Cag " Grafton is one helluva pilot. His F-14 Tomcat is one helluva plane. But some of Jake's crewmates have already vanished. A woman reporter who boarded the ship in Tangiers may not be who she claims to be. And Jake may have to disobey a direct order from the President himself for one spine-tingling, hair-raising Final Flight.

The Minotaur

by Stephen Coonts

Published 18 September 1989

Jake Grafton, former Vietnam pilot and air-wing commander, has been assigned to the Pentagon. His orders are to lead the development of the navy's new top-secret attack plane, the A-12. But, faced with political and technical problems at every turn, he soon finds himself drawn into a hunt for the Minotaur - a mole hidden in the Pentagon who is selling America's most precious defence secrets. The FBI's chief spy-catcher is hot on the Minotaur's trail - or is he? Just who are the traitors? Four people are dead and a test pilot is near death before Grafton homes in on the shocking identity of the Minotaur - and his even more chilling motive ...

The Intruders

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 June 1993

The bestselling author of Flight of the Intruder and Under Siege presents another Jake Grafton novel that blows the lid off an issue of inte rnational urgency. Dispatched to Moscow to destroy 20,000 tactical nuclear weapons before they fall into the wrong hands, Grafton learns that he has been targeted for assassination.

Cuba

by Stephen Coonts

Published 31 January 1999

Castro is dying and the people of Cuba face an uncertain future. Hector Sedeno, a priest and outspoken opponent of Castro's regime, looks forward to a future free of dictatorship. He is prepared to call on his people to take control as soon as Castro dies. But the Minister of Security, Alejo Vargas, has very different ideas - he want to rule Cuba after Castro. The ace up his sleeve is a battery of Scud missiles left behind by the Soviets, missiles now armed with biological warheads and aimed at American cities. Then Castro dies. And Vargas steals a shipload of biological weapons. As Havana goes critical, it is up to Rear Admiral Jake Grafton and CIA agent William Henry Chance to try to prevent the launch of the missiles - and the destruction of Cuba's hopes and dreams.

Hong Kong

by Stephen Coonts

Published 12 September 2000

Jake Grafton, the central character of FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER, CUBA and other Coonts bestsellers returns in this new, up-to-the-minute thriller.

America

by Stephen Coonts

Published 28 July 2001

Coonts' popular hero, Jake Grafton, returns in a geopolitical tale of missing American attack submarines and the final appearance of 'Son of STAR WARS' - America's space-based anti-ballistic missile system...America's newest attack submarine the USS America has been stolen by a rogue CIA team - and Jake Grafton is drafted in to investigate. When the sub fires cruise missiles - containing new, classified, electromagnetic warheads - over Washington and then New York, trillion-watt pulses fry every circuit, switch, and microchip - along with a major portion of the internet...

Liberty

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 February 2003

An engimatic Russian spymaster makes contact with Jake Grafton in the aftermath of the savage attacks on the World Trade Center in New York to give him a warning. A disaffected Russian general has sold four tactical nuclear weapons to the Sword of Islam, a terrorist organization determined to mount a deadly strike designed to destroy the U.S. as a world power. The goal is nothing less than the final destruction of western civilization. This time, Jake learns, the foreign terrorists have domestic friends. Someone within America wants the attack to succeed. Fighting bureaucrats and traitors, Jake Grafton is up to his eyes in agents and double agents, with time running out as he hunts for the weapons. From international bestselling author Stephen Coonts, LIBERTY is a taut thriller full of action and suspense that will leave you wondering if it might be happening now.

Pirate Alley

by Stephen Coonts

Published 1 January 2012

A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. A rescue mission fails, leaving the decks covered in blood. The pirates threaten to execute all the hostages unless they are paid $200 million within seven days. But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot. Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while Tommy Carmellini and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the United States from being maneuvered into a murderous war.

The Art of War: A Jake Grafton Novel

by Stephen Coonts

Published 2 February 2016

"The Chinese dragon is flexing its muscles. As its military begins to prey on neighbors in the South China Sea, attacking fishing vessels and scheming to seize natural resources, the US goes on high alert. But a far more ominous danger lurks closer to home: a Chinese sleeper cell has planted a nuclear weapon in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, the biggest naval base on the planet. The target: a secret rendezvous of the Atlantic Fleet aircraft carriers and their battle groups. When the CIA director is assassinated and Jake Grafton is appointed to take his place, he gets wind of the conspiracy, but has no idea when or where the attack will occur. In the meantime, a series of assassinations, including an attempt on the life of the President, shake the country and deliberately mask a far more sinister objective. Can Jake Grafton and his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini, stop the plot to destroy the US Navy?"--

The Art of War

by Stephen Coonts

Published 2 February 2016

IN THE LATEST BLOCKBUSTER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JAKE GRAFTON FACES A NIGHTMARE THREAT FROM A CHINESE SLEEPER CELL.

While the US navy is distracted by hostile activity in the South China Sea, a nuclear weapon has been planted in the harbour of Norfolk, Virginia - the world's largest naval base.

Jake Grafton, promoted to director of the CIA following the murder of his predecessor, is unaware of the insidious plot. Though he has received intelligence informing him that an attack is imminent.

He does not know where. He does not know when. But he does know who to turn to in a time of crisis.

Faced with the horror of a disaster that would eclipse Pearl Harbor in scale, Jake and his right-hand man Tommy Carmellini return in this explosive race-against time thriller.

Loved The Art of War? Then read Flight of the Intruder, and join Jake Grafton and Tommy Carmellini from the very beginning . . .

America/Liberty

by Stephen Coonts

Published 5 September 2006

The Jake Grafton Collection

by Stephen Coonts

Published 20 March 2018

The Red Horseman / Cuba

by Stephen Coonts

Published 24 February 2017

The Intruders / Final Flight

by Stephen Coonts

Published 24 February 2017