Publishers Weekly
07/08/2019
In the prologue to this rousing WWII naval action thriller from Deutermann (The Ice Man), Navy Lt. Robert T. Steele faces a court of inquiry in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that wants to know where he has been in the almost two years since he went missing from the USS Hornet in 1942. The court members aren’t even sure Steele, with his full beard, long hair, and skin dyed nut brown, is who he says he is, but he has one hell of a story to tell. Flashback to the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, where Steele is aboard the battleship Oklahoma, seriously hung over. After surviving the Oklahoma’s sinking, he’s assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as the pilot of a Dauntless dive bomber. “She was a powerful bird and each launch felt like she wanted to go out there and kill something.” Steele participates in some of the Pacific war’s most important battles, including Midway and Guadalcanal, but it’s only after he’s marooned on the Philippine island of Talawan that his greatest adventure begins. The book’s prose is as straightforward as its stalwart hero. Deutermann keeps the reader spellbound throughout. Agent: Nick Ellison, Nick Ellison Agency. (Oct.)
From the Publisher
Praise for The Nugget:
"Readers who enjoy WWII stories, especially those involving the air war, will be entranced by Steele's story, which is told in a gripping first-person narrative...Deutermann, long a master of military thrillers, is at the top of his game here." — Jeff Ayers, Booklist
“The Nugget is a first-class adventure by a former commander whose family served in the Pacific…one of the better World War II-era thrillers to hit stores over the last several years.” —The Real Book Spy
“Packed with authentic military action on land and at sea in the Pacific Theatre of WWII and featuring a memorable protagonist based on a true-life hero, the book demonstrates Deutermann’s mastery in adventure writing and is a solid pick for fans of historical military novels.” —Mystery Tribune
“A tour de force of excitement and intrigue. A former Navy man himself, Deutermann captures the pace and passion of men at war, and his descriptions are riveting and personal. It is hard to imagine anyone not being immersed in this novel.” —Shannon Carriger, San Francisco Book Review
“This story grabs you right from the beginning and never lets up. I could not put this book down.” —Red Carpet Crash
“Mr. Deutermann is one—if not the—best writers of WWII military fiction on the market today…I read until the wee hours of the morning because I could not wait to see what happens.” —Jim Harris, NW Book Lovers
Praise for The Iceman:
"Deutermann packs authentic information on submarine tactics and naval warfare in between the taut underwater action. Fans of old-school submarine novels like Run Silent, Run Deep will be rewarded." - Publishers Weekly
"Fast-paced, well-written, and full of been-there-done-that authenticity, P.T. Deutermann’s The Iceman should find its way onto plenty of reading lists this fall." - The Real Book Spy
"The narration is brisk and stripped for action, which comes fast and furious. Deutermann throws in enough technical detail to satisfy any Tom Clancy enthusiast." - StarNews
