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The Day Before Midnight
The Day Before Midnight
Author: Stephen Hunter
The countdown begins when welder Jack Hummel is abducted from his suburban Maryland home and whisked to the South Mountain MX missile site -- a top-secret nuclear complex now taken over by paramilitary terrorists. — All that stands between the Uzi-armed commandos and the launch button is a half-ton titanium block. They want Jack Hummel to cut thr...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553282351
ISBN-10: 0553282352
Publication Date: 1/1990
Pages: 415
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 62 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 1
Non stop action, a real page turner. An elite military force takes over America's newest nuclear missile silo and intends to start WW III. I thoughly enjoyed the story.
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"Day Before Midnight" is a good, fsst-paced military/techno/nuclear/end-of-the-world thriller with lots of action and good character development.
It is a pretty straight forward plot with a few small suprises. The combat action is sometimes a little unrealistic and, as is the case with most books of this genre, luck plays a large part in the good guys winning.
Jack is a normal man caught up in abnormal circumstances simply because he is handy. Concern for his family forces him to make hard decisions and he does what he thinks he has to do. In the end he makes the hardest decision and saves the world from madmen attempting to start world war three.
Although a bit dated and jaded now, "Day before Midnight" is still a decdent read if you have nothing to do for a few hours.
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reviewed The Day Before Midnight on + 670 more book reviews
This is the scariest thriller I have ever read. Realistic, believable, suspenseful, with tons of non-intimidating technical detail and well-developed, interesting characters. I actually had to control when I read it for fear that it would bother my sleep!
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Excellent. Continues the saga.
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Dated novel, but very good. Well written page turned.
Paucle avatar reviewed The Day Before Midnight on + 19 more book reviews
I picked this up at my doctor's office, one of those donation-sales tables. The premise intrigued me.
Even though it's a tad dated (1989, Soviets, etc), most of it still holds up, and it's a compelling thriller in any era. The characterizations could be a bit more fleshed out, but the action and details of events are exceptional. I found myself ever reluctant to put it down, and generally only stopped reading it when I absolutely had to, all the time counting the seconds until I could pick it up again.
And, ultimately, a satisfying conclusion to a wonderful plot.
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Hunter is one of the best thriller writers in the business. Entertaining nuclear terrorism story.
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A very tense, high-action read!


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