This is a continuation of the adventures with Navy officer Jerry Mitchel and is an entertaining story that imagines a conflict between Indian and China that requires extensive involvement of US Naval submarine resources.

Hey there! My name is Jerry Mitchell. Daytime salesman of off-brand office supplies. But by night I play "spy" and captain a submarine. Pretty sure Larry Bond, at least at this point in his career, would write each occupation as equally "dry". Keep hoping for a "Vortex" but I get a user manual.

I like submarine stories and I have read everything from Larry Bond. His story telling mixes well with the highly detailed technical backdrop of every modern weapon system used. I had read the previous four Jerry Mitchell books, believing that the ending of the fourth would spell the end of series.

I jumped at the opportunity to pick up the fifth as soon as I could. While the others were focused on submarines, potential future capabilities and decent characters, _Fatal Thunder_ isn't much of that. It is more amateur spy thriller & class reunion. Characters from the first, second and fourth books are brought together. Submarine captains, on shore, uncover a dastardly plot. It takes 250 of 365 pages until the submarines actually leave the dock.

This time around, the submarine bits are lightweight. Not much in the way of hunting. Some of the solutions in the finale feel rushed. While technically accurate, the plot isn't what I wanted out of a Larry Bond, Jerry Mitchell book (more submarines!).