This is the novel that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career and introduced Jack Ryan - the unforgettable story of a spellbinding battle of nerves, above and below the waves, unrivalled in its authenticity and breathtaking suspense.
Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine, the "Red October", is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime. The most incredible chase in history is on . . .
