Rage * Stewart Raffilll

An International Political Thriller. When fifteen rogue American naval officers hijack a heavily armed nuclear submarine to launch a vigilante war against global extremist networks, the FBI and the military scramble against a ticking clock to stop the codes and unravel a deep government coven conspiracy.

The Story: Written by prominent British screenwriter, cinematic director, and acclaimed author Stewart Raffill, this celebrated 2017 award-winning masterwork is an explosive entry in contemporary political suspense. The narrative steps past predictable, low-friction military dramas. Instead, drawing from his globe-spanning storytelling career, including writing the classic action hit Passenger 57, Raffill establishes a thorough, action-focused systems model demonstrating that confronting modern radical networks requires facing a terrifying western reflection of themselves, turning the plot into an uncompromising geopolitical countdown.

The narrative follows Jack Anderson, a newly elected, highly optimistic President of the United States whose entire domestic agenda is instantly put on hold. Under the cover of routine operations, a faction of fifteen American naval officers unexpectedly stages a mutiny, seizing control of a USS-Ohio class nuclear submarine. Possessing the most formidable war machine on Earth loaded with enough nuclear payloads to completely lay waste to every major militant stronghold, the renegade crew establishes their own rogue network, threatening a devastating strike against extremists and their structural supporters worldwide.

Rather than navigating standard bureaucratic channels alone, federal agencies and military high command run a frantic tracking loop to intercept the deciphered missile launch codes before they reach the underwater vessel. Moving smoothly from chaotic pentagon briefing rooms to tense oceanic standoffs, this page-turner keeps the adrenaline at an absolute boil. This celebrated book remains an essential showpiece for thriller, action, and contemporary fiction shelves.

Perfect For: Fans of high-octane political conspiracies, tactical naval thrillers, and explosive cat-and-mouse action; readers who thoroughly enjoy the fast-paced, unvarnished styles of authors like Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, or James Patterson; and book collectors looking to secure a clean, award-winning independent hardcover volume.

2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Third Place Grand Prize for Fiction overall and Best First Novel.

Published 2017 by Safari Films Inc. Gift inscribed by author.

Fiction / Political Thrillers / Military Action / Terrorism & Geopolitical Suspense / Naval Noir / Technothrillers