Colonel Andy Harp, USMC (ret.)
“while building a successful career in law, he was also succeeding in another career-the United States Marine Corps
Reserve. During nearly thirty years spent in the Reserves, Harp rose to the level of Colonel and served in the Persian Gulf,
Central America, Europe, Korea, and the Pentagon. He was mobilized for “Operation Enduring Freedom” – the
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan – where he was the Officer in Charge of the Marines’ Crisis Action Team for Marine
Forces Central Command and Marine Forces Pacific.” Colonel Andy Harp is the author of A
Northern Thunder and Retribution.
According to the book description
of Retribution, "In the pitch-black
cargo hole of the Pakistani airline
freighter crossing the Atlantic, a
wooden crate filled with levers for a
weaving machine also had another
object buried inside. If it makes it
to its delivery point, an American
city would become uninhabitable for a
century. In this chilling thriller,
Retribution is more than the story of
a deep-cover mission to stop a
terrorist with a core stolen from an
Islamabad nuclear weapon. Here, the
operative does much more to flush out
the target than a hunt and chase. He
becomes a carrier of a highly
contagious strain of a deadly disease.
In this oh so authentic story, author
Andy Harp draws upon his experiences
as a Marine who has served across the
globe to create a uniquely real novel
filled with breakneck thrills and plot
twists. With action that flies from
New York to London, from Peshawar deep
into the mountains of the Hindu Kush,
and from Islamabad to Chicago,
Retribution weaves political
conspiracy and a perilous,
intelligence operation, hi-tech
military technology and deadly current
events, all with the crucible of a
determined Jason Bourne like character
in conflict with just as determined a
killer, into a classic “mission”
thriller that delivers the kind of
nail-biting suspense, realism and a
kicker surprise at the end that is in
the style of Ludlum, and the best of
Thor and Flynn. The story is
engrossing, the hero is remarkable,
and the personal cost he pays for both
his survival and success changes the
man." According to the book description of
A Northern Thunder, “North Korea, a Communist nation in desperate financial straits, concentrates
its military resources on a scientist bent on swiftly creating missile technology that can: a) take out other countries satellites
in space; b) disseminate nuclear payloads to all parts of the earth, thus giving it the power to extort trillions from the
rest of the world; and c) be sold to terrorists and rogue nations at exceedingly high prices.
To protect its investment, North Korea
takes no chances. A super-skilled North Korean assassin with the latest lethal methods is dispatched to secretly kill the
scientist’s worldwide competitors. Meantime, the U.S. military plucks Marine reservist Will Parker
from retirement. His mission? Penetrate dangerous North Korea, and flesh out its leading military scientist from an entourage
of three doppelgangers Parker roomed with the real guy his freshman year in college. At the same time, with the help of a
North Korean asset, the FBI finally connects the dots, and starts on the trail of the North Korean assassin, hoping to catch
him before he kills again.
It s a corker of a well-paced story
that makes you feel like you re there. And why not? Harp, a retired USMC colonel and longtime member of the Reserves, gives
his protagonist an in-depth back-story and special set of characteristics that a broad audience can relate to and appreciate.
He tells the story of a longtime military man relearning to do the right thing for the right reasons. He populates A Northern
Thunder with some mind-blowing military technology all little known, but actually in existence. And his North Korean theme
and milieu couldn’t be more timely or more important and will remain so for decades. Plus, Harp s A Northern Thunder
springs straight from the real world. The threat to the world s satellites is acutely and officially recognized by the United
States, among others.
With tons of action, intrigue, character,
romance, and deception, A Northern Thunder has everything a good spy story needs. It s a riveting military thriller/spy novel,
written in the much-praised tradition of Tom Clancy s very best work.”
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