- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Vanguard Press (May 21 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1593155093
- ISBN-13: 978-1593155094
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #147,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Navy SEAL Mack Bedford's fellow officers are brutally killed by Iraqi insurgents using a devastating, new anti-tank Diamondhead missile, Mack avenges their murders by gunning down the then unarmed attackers, ultimately getting himself court-martialed and kicked out of the Navy in the process. To make matters worse, Mack then learns that the Diamondhead missiles were sold illegally by French industrialist and infamous politician Henri Foche. Mack suspects that Foche will succeed in his campaign to become the next French President, and fears that his election will result in the spread of international terrorism.
In addition, Mack has a gravely ill son whose life can only be saved by an experimental and unaffordable foreign medical procedure. So when the town’s shipbuilding magnate asks Mack to help assassinate Henri Foche, Mack finds himself agreeing. His reward is a chance at survival for both his son and his hometown.
About the Author
Patrick Robinson is the coauthor of the New York Times #1 nonfiction bestseller Lone Survivor. He is also the author of seven international bestselling suspense thrillers, including To the Death, Nimitz Class, and Hunter Killer, as well as several nonfiction bestsellers. He lives in Ireland and spends his summers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
fabulous action-packed thriller, May 29 2009
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Diamondhead (Hardcover)
In Central Iraq, insurgents fire internationally outlawed Diamondhead missiles at an American tank convoy. Several men die in their fried tanks. Outraged Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Bedford rejects the surrender of the dozen or so culprits who killed his men; instead he executes the unarmed enemy.Following a court martial in San Diego, the navy discharges Mack, but does not pursue homicide charges. In Dartford, Maine, his wife Anne informs Mack that their ailing son Tommy is dying from a rare disease similar to leukemia that will cost at least one million dollars for the experimental full bone marrow operation, which is the only chance to save his life. To help pay the tab, Mack accepts a commission from the local shipbuilder Remson to assassinate right-wing French politician Henri Foche who is running for President of France; Mac has an added incentive in killing Foche; a major stockholder in the company that develops the banned Diamondhead missile.
Over the top of Mt. Katahdin, DIAMONDHEAD is a fabulous action-packed thriller from it opening sequence in Iraq to the military trial in San Diego to coming home in Maine and finally to France. Mack is terrific as an obstinate hero with a mission that takes him on a linear path while not allowing any adversary to get in his way. Ignore the plausibility as this is a fun tale of a dad on a quest to save his son.
Harriet Klausner
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too much, Aug 18 2010
By BWC - Published on Amazon.com
I normally enjoy Patrick Robinson's books but this one is too much. The way he continually expresses his far right wing politics just gets boring and makes it hard to read.Plus, the way he describes the physique and power of his central character borders on homoerotic and gets a little creepy.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's hard to believe Patrick Robinson wrote this., May 14 2010
By David J. Lydiard - Published on Amazon.com
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This was a surprisingly weak offering from an author I have really enjoyed reading. At times the dialogue was stilted and unbelievable. I was groaning barely a third into the book. For example, the hero just returns from a recon trip and, over dinner with his wife, asks if their ill son was going to die. And what kind of a hero, Seal or not, rationalizes killing a head of state so that his employer's business will survive? Please! There was a big buildup to the climax, but it just fizzled. I honestly wondered whether Robinson let a family member or friend take a shot here.
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