Larry Bond: Shattered Trident

1MC:General announcing circuit, shipwide public address system

3M-14E:A subsonic, land-attack cruise missile offered by Russia as part of the Klub system for export ships and submarines

Commander Jerry Mitchell, Commanding Officer

Lieutenant Commander Bernie Thigpen, Executive Officer

Department Heads

Lieutenant Commander Phillip Sobecki, Chief Engineer

Lieutenant Edward Rothwell, Navigator and Operations Officer

Lieutenant Steven Westbrook, Supply Officer (“the Chop”)

Lieutenant David Covey, Weapons Officer

Division Officers

Lieutenant Russell Iverson, Main Propulsion Assistant

Lieutenant Kiyoshi Iwahashi, Damage Control Assistant

Lieutenant Kurt Franklin, Communications Officer

Lieutenant (j.g.) Quela Lymburn (“Q”), Assistant Weapons Officer

Lieutenant (j.g.) Stuart Gaffney, Sonar Officer

Ensign Olivia Andrews (“Ollie”), Chem/RADCON Assistant

Ensign Jacqueline Kane (“Jacques”), Reactor Control Assistant

EMCM Marco Pompei, Chief of the Boat (“COB”)

ET1 Josh Fleming, ESM/SIGINT

STSC Halleck, Sonar Division CPO

STS1 Andersen, Sonar Operator

STS2 Gilden, Sonar Operator

CTI3 Gus Kalinsky, COMINT Linguist

Gregory Alexander, Director of National Intelligence

Milt Alvarez, White House Chief of Staff

Rear Admiral Wayne Burroughs, COMSUBPAC

General Lewis Dewhurst, USAF, Chairman JCS

Commander Bruce Dobson, Commanding Officer, USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723)

Dr. Randall Foster, Director of the CIA

Malcolm Geisler, Secretary of Defense

Alison Gray, Deputy White House Chief of Staff

Rear Admiral Kyle Guthrie, Former Captain of USS Michigan (SSBN 727 Blue Crew)

Commander Warren Halsey, Commanding Officer, USS Santa Fe (SSN 763)

Senator Lowell Hardy (D-CT), Former Captain of USS Memphis (SSN 691)

Admiral Bernard Hughes, Chief of Naval Operations

Captain Glenn Jacobs, Chief Staff Officer, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 15

Dr. Raymond Kirkpatrick, National Security Advisor

Christine Laird, CNN Reporter

Andrew Lloyd, Secretary of State

Evangeline McDowell, President’s Secretary

Joyce McHenry, Secretary of Commerce

Kenneth L. Myles, President of the United States

General Jason Nagy, USMC, Vice Chairman JCS

Commander Scott Nevens, Commanding Officer, USS North Carolina (SSN 777)

Commander Ian Pascovich, Commanding Officer, USS Texas (SSN 775)

Dr. Joanna Patterson, Deputy National Security Advisor

James Randall, Vice President of the United States

Captain Tom Rudel, USN (Ret.), Former Captain of USS Seawolf (SSN 21)

Captain Charles Simonis, Commander, SUBRON 15

Commander Richard Walker, SUBRON 15 Operations Officer

Hector Alexander McMurtrie, Blogger and Naval Historian

General Bao Bo, Commander Intelligence Service

Chen Dao, President, Chairman of the CMC, and General Secretary of the CCP

Senior Captain Deng Jinshan, PLAN Staff Officer

General Hu Kun, Commander of Second Artillery Corps

General Li Ju, Vice Chairman of the CMC

General Shi Peng, Political Department

General Su Yide, Chief of the General Staff

General Tian Gan, Vice Chairman of the CMC

General Wang Yaowen, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force

Admiral Wei Zi’en, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy

General Wen Feng, Minister of National Defense

Colonel (later General) Xi Ping, Deputy Commander (later Commander) Intelligence Service

General Xiao Shen, Armament Department

Ambassador Yang Jinping, Chinese Ambassador to the United States

General Ye Jin, Logistics Department

Zhang Fei, Vice Chairman of the CMC, Secretariat of the Communist Party, and Vice President of PRC

Commander Cao Van Ty, Intelligence Officer

Admiral Duan, Head of the Second Directorate (Intelligence Service)

Admiral Hieu, Chief of Staff of the Vietnamese People’s Navy

Commander Nimh, Komamura’s Escort

Admiral Phai, Head of the Political Directorate

Minister Vu Kim Binh, Foreign Minister

Minister Hisagi Shuhei, Japanese Representative to Littoral Alliance Working Group

Dr. Komamura Sajin, Economics professor at Tokyo University, Author of Navies for Asia

Admiral Kubo Noriaki, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force

Miyazaki Nodoka, Research Assistant

Commander Okubo Atsushi, Commanding officer of the Kongo -class guided-missile destroyer Atago

Vice Admiral Orihara Izaya, Military Representative to the Littoral Alliance Working Group

Minister Tadashi Hata, Japanese Foreign Minister

Ambassador Urahara Kisuke, Japanese Ambassador to the United States

Commander Zaraki Kenpachi, Commanding Officer of the Soryu -class submarine Kenryu

Minister Han Ho-Jung, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea

Admiral Park Uchin, Korean Representative to the Littoral Alliance Working Group

Captain 1st Rank Alexsey Igorevich Petrov, Russian Navy (Ret.), Former Captain of the Russian submarine Severodvinsk

Ambassador Kenneth Leong, Taiwanese Ambassador to the United States

Admiral Wu Chen, Commander of the Taiwanese Navy

Lieutenant Commander Maahir Jain, First Officer of the submarine Chakra

Kanwal Nehru, Foreign Secretary

Lieutenant Rajat, Sonar Officer

Captain Girish Samant, Commanding Officer of the submarine Chakra

Chris Carlson and I are now an established writing team, but each book is unique, requiring different approaches and techniques to help us work together smoothly to craft each story. So writing the Jerry Mitchell series has been an evolving process, but one that’s been rewarding and enjoyable.

Simple communication is not enough. With numerous technical facts and interwoven plotlines, we had to be completely aware of what the other partner was doing, and intended to do next. So we talked a lot, shared story ideas, and were quick to express misgivings or problems with the draft text, regardless of who originally wrote it.

Working with another creative talent is good for me. I need someone to bounce ideas off, and to help me get moving again when I’m stuck. Chris is very good at that and many other things, and we each have complete faith in our joint commitment to making each story as believable and entertaining as possible.

Dangerous Ground

Cold Choices

Exit Plan

Larry Bond’s First Team

Larry Bond’s First Team: Angels of Wrath

Larry Bond’s First Team: Fires of War

Larry Bond’s First Team: Soul of the Assassin

Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising: Shadows of War

Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising: Edge of War

Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising: Shock of War