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Rubicon One: A Cold War Military Technothriller
From international bestselling author Dennis Jones comes the acclaimed cold war military technothriller.
“Takes off like a very sophisticated missile...and the ending is a smashing cliffhanger.” – Publishers Weekly.
“As scary and credible a nuclear-age thriller as one can tolerate without contemplating suicide. A corker.” – Toronto Star
"A damned good book and crackling good story...Rocketing the reader along from cabal to combat.” – Los Angeles Times
“Not since Fail-Safe and Seven Days in May has an author delivered such an astonishing thriller!” – Philippe Van Rjndt
RUBICON ONE
* A dangerous extremist now rules the Kremlin after the mysterious death of the General Secretary.
* Israel’s enemies now bristle with nuclear strike-power as a growing conflict in the Middle East is threatening to go from conventional warfare to the unthinkable.
* For the past year the CIA’s A.I. computer has forecast an increasingly chilling future.
* Now the print-outs are reading holocaust, and U.S. Intelligence chiefs see no alternative but to launch their most secret last-resort operation...Rubicon One.
As the hours tick away, a chain reaction of intrigue, assassination—and pure chance—is leading the world toward the brink. And the only one who knows which way the dice will fall is Rubicon One. From Washington to Moscow, Damascus to Tel Aviv, Rubicon One will carry you breathless to the edge of the abyss.
“Takes off like a very sophisticated missile...and the ending is a smashing cliffhanger.” – Publishers Weekly.
“As scary and credible a nuclear-age thriller as one can tolerate without contemplating suicide. A corker.” – Toronto Star
"A damned good book and crackling good story...Rocketing the reader along from cabal to combat.” – Los Angeles Times
“Not since Fail-Safe and Seven Days in May has an author delivered such an astonishing thriller!” – Philippe Van Rjndt
RUBICON ONE
* A dangerous extremist now rules the Kremlin after the mysterious death of the General Secretary.
* Israel’s enemies now bristle with nuclear strike-power as a growing conflict in the Middle East is threatening to go from conventional warfare to the unthinkable.
* For the past year the CIA’s A.I. computer has forecast an increasingly chilling future.
* Now the print-outs are reading holocaust, and U.S. Intelligence chiefs see no alternative but to launch their most secret last-resort operation...Rubicon One.
As the hours tick away, a chain reaction of intrigue, assassination—and pure chance—is leading the world toward the brink. And the only one who knows which way the dice will fall is Rubicon One. From Washington to Moscow, Damascus to Tel Aviv, Rubicon One will carry you breathless to the edge of the abyss.
317 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2025
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