What People Are Saying About Andy Harp's
"A Northern Thunder"

"WOW! This is one terrific book—action-packed first chapter to draw you in, a tempo that never lets up, very familiar terrain (four extra drill points for visiting so many training centers and fleet headquarters), and a story that’s good to the very last twist! I strongly urge all Marines, ex-Marines, and especially Reservists to read it, because you no doubt will LOVE Andy Harp’s A Northern Thunder, a real fine page-turner you won’t want to put down!”
—Kevin Doyle, Past President, Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association

"The pace of this bold thriller is heart-pounding, indeed . . . Harp’s own experience as both a Marine and a prosecutor lend the story utter believability. Perhaps not quite as complex as Clancy novels, Northern Thunder certainly belongs in the hands of all military-thriller fans.”
—Booklist

"Will Parker, our hero here, represents a renaissance of everything good and able. He conquers all through his (dare we say it?) virtue, and his unerring insights into the hearts and minds of others. Will Parker’s creator, author Andy Harp, has masterfully embedded in his story more nuggets of suspense than there are chocolate chips in an oversized helping of chocolate chip cookies. Readers, get ready for a thrilling, ever-accelerating, super-suspenseful race for justice and survival."
—Jack Brinkley, former Member of Congress (GA, 3rd District), and former member, House Armed Services and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees

"Readers of fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping military thrillers will thoroughly enjoy A Northern Thunder. Ten out of ten stars!”
—Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review

“I knew I was in trouble after the first chapter. The dishes didn’t get washed, grass didn’t get cut, laundry piled up, and the house didn’t get cleaned. Basically, the world stopped until I finished. Northern Thunder is really that good a book! The author has taken his vast Marine and Marine Reserve experience and used it to create a remarkable thriller—one with believable characters and plausible storyline, which dramatically demonstrates the dangerous world we live in.”
—Patricia Zaudtke, Col/USMCR (ret), who served at the Pentagon, and is now a high school teacher, Gainesville, Georgia

"Fast-paced and riveting … I blew right through it. Based on my two tours in Joint Special Operations, I can attest to the book’s superb technical accuracy. And given the excellent plot, I imagine it will grab and hold the attention of practically every active or former Marine, and everyone else, for that matter."
—Ken Icenhour, Colonel USMCR ( Ret.)

“In Harp’s debut, the secondary characters aren’t nearly as convincing as his descriptions of satellite technology, submersible suits, and the like. But protagonist Will Parker, a small-town Georgia lawyer and Desert Storm Marine vet recruited for a dangerous mission, has resilience, foresight, and fortitude to spare, and North Korea’s repressive regime and rugged terrain make for deadly opponents.”
—Publishers Weekly

“An intelligent, insightful, and compelling thriller that explores enduring military, policy, technological, and human themes.”
—Gerald Felix Warburg, author, The Mandarin Club, and prominent Washington, DC lobbyist

“The American military today cannot initiate action, project force, or sustain operations without a reliable reserve component. In Northern Thunder, Andy Harp brings his decades of military experience to bear in assigning a suicide mission to a well-trained—and expendable—Marine Reserve officer and his elite team. Political intrigue, realistic operational developments, and well-developed characters highlight Col. Harp’s work. Col. Harp is a master story teller, and this is not only a story worth telling, but great and mandatory reading for anyone interested in how America’s joint, combined force operates.”
—Lawrence E. Carr III, Washington, DC attorney; formerly a communications officer in U.S. Marine Corps; and active Marine Corps Reserve colonel

“Andy Harp is indeed a talented writer.”
—Rebecca Johns, Winner of the Michener-Copernicus Award for her novel Icebergs (Bloomsbury USA)

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