Black Sundown

by Brian Andrews

A Short Story

Take a trip back to the Cold War in BLACK SUNDOWN. A Russian defector, a secret biological weapon, a rookie CIA agent, and a daring nuclear submarine rescue all crammed into 6,500 words.

16 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 19, 2016

About the author

Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master's in business from Cornell University, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a principal contributor at Career Authors, a site dedicated to advancing the careers of aspiring and published writers: www.careerauthors.com.

He is half of Andrews & Wilson, the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & #1 Amazon best-selling co-author team behind the TIER ONE series. New in 2026:

- SLEDGEHAMMER (short): (JAN)
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In addition to their novels, Andrews & Wilson have multiple projects under development for film and television with major motion picture studios including Tier One, Dark Intercept, 4 Minutes, Portal, Glitch, and The In Between.

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Reviews

[LISA WATKINS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Short Story

First short story I’ve ever read. Was a bit tired of the wordy books that I had been reading. Was engaged right from the start! Enjoyed it immensely!

[Chuckdee · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, your stories are entertaining and smart.
Thank you!

[Jonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An early short story by Andrews that is set in the Cold War era of mid-1980s. I like stories based on that time period and this one had the necessary elements one would expect including the infamous Aldrich Ames. Since it is a short story, I think too many words were used on naval terminology that didn't add to the story. However, there was a sense of suspense created about the fate of the defector so that is why I rounded up from 3.5 stars to 4.