The Brutus Lie

by John J. Gobbell

Overview

"Readers will be rewarded by a knowledgeable presentation of modern minisub technology, and the extended escape-and-evasion narrative..." -Publisher's Weekly

For 35 years, they were separated by the cold war.

Lofton is a US Navy SEAL.

Dobrynyn is Russian Spetsnaz.

They're not just the deadliest of enemies: they're brothers.

And they're about to be reunited..

From John J. Gobbell comes a heart-pounding adventure that races from the Pacific depths to the most extraordinary truth of all.

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What readers are saying:

• "Great story idea the Brutus Lie was a great read."

• "...the story about the relationship between the two brothers is very well done..."

• "Gobbell's characters come to life. You feel you know them. Intriguing plotwork."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781648755309
Publisher:	Severn River Publishing
Publication date:	02/23/2020
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

JOHN J. GOBBELL is a former Navy Lieutenant who saw duty as a destroyer weapons officer. His ship served in the South China Sea, granting him membership in the exclusive Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. As an executive recruiter, his clients included military/commercial aerospace companies giving him insight into character development under a historical thriller format.  An award-winning author, John has published eight novels. The books in his popular Todd Ingram series are based on the U.S Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II. John and his wife Janine live in Newport Beach, California.

Editorial Reviews

Brutus is a top-secret, state-of-the-art minisub. When its designer, ex-SEAL Brad Lofton, witnesses a murder that heralds a betrayed intelligence operation, he commandeers the sub for a desperate voyage to Russia. There he discovers that he and Brutus are pawns in a deeper game, involving a Soviet officer who is Lofton's identical twin brother, and their father, a Russian mole at the heart of America's defense system. National loyalties clash with ties of blood to produce a story line whose fast pace compensates for the unconvincing plot device of twins, separated as infants and raised in different cultures, whose behaviors are nevertheless so similar that one can immediately substitute for the other. Readers willing to overlook first-novelist Gobbell's debt to The Prisoner of Zenda will be rewarded by a knowledgeable presentation of modern minisub technology, an effective depiction of Russia's naval Spetsnaz , and the extended escape-and-evasion narrative as Lofton and his brother flee Russia in Brutus , pursued by everything the Soviet navy can muster. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

“Readers will be rewarded by a knowledgeable presentation of modern minisub technology, and the extended escape-and-evasion narrative...” —Publisher’s Weekly

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