MWSA Book Review

Between the Hunters and the Hunted

Author:  Steven Wilson

Publisher:  Pinnacle Books – Kensington Publishing Corp

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

WWII Submarine Thriller From Steve Wilson

This book has one of those stories that take history for a ride with alternate imaginary, historic events and possible endings. Author Steven Wilson does a great job of selling this story line to the reader in his newest novel called “Between The Hunters And The Hunted.” It is a thriller with lots of action but it is also has a cerebral plot that was well thought out.

The author makes his story very plausible and believable and more importantly, he makes it entertaining. This is the kind of tale that would make a good action movie. For lovers of naval adventures and submarines at war this book has all you could ask for. The author does a first rate job with his characters and the dialogs. This is the kind of book that you will not want to put down until you have read the last page.

Given MWSA’s highest book rating – FIVE STARS!

Synopsis (taken from the book):

In the early days of WWII Great Britain is fighting for its life. With the Nazi Luftwaffe and U-Boat wolfpacks bearing down, they’ve never needed America more. In secret, Winston Churchill travels by sea to Newfoundland to meet with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

When the Nazis learn of the meeting, they deploy their greatest weapon—the Sea Lion, a juggernaut even more dangerous than the sunken Bismarck. Its sole mission—track and destroy Churchill’s convoy. But in the prime minister’s protective naval cordon is the HMN Firedancer, commanded by Captain George Hardy. A veteran of too many hard-fought battles, Hardy struggles to balance duty and honor against the destruction he has wrought in the service of his country. But his most daunting task is still to come.

Now, in the merciless North Atlantic, the pride of the Nazi fleet will confront the defiant might of the Allies—with the fate of the war lying in the hands of the victor…

The fate of the Allies rests in the hands of eccentric British Navy Captain George Hardy. Regarded as a madman by some, and viewed as a genius in naval warfare by those who serve with him, Hardy leads his ragtag fleet of warships into a deadly match of wits and wills against the determined Kern and his untested U-boats. Under cover of the ocean, the deadliest of enemies are about to engage their final battle.