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He earned the navys distinguished flying cross medal for his naval air service during the vie. A list of all stephen coonts s series in reading order. Coonts joined the us navy hard on the heels of graduating from west virginia university in the late 1960s. Deborah coonts created the world so out of touch with the titles that made the genre famous that sometimes it seems like nora roberts met john grisham and absorbed him. Jake grafton series 11 primary works 15 total works stephen coonts first novel flight of the intruder was a smash bestseller that spent over six months on the new york times bestseller list and has became an instant classic. Today, coonts continues to write, having had sixteen new york times bestsellers out of 36 books. Deborah is committed to providing great content to her readers and only share products she believes in. The majority of his books have made their way to the new york times bestseller list. Coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a small coalmining town and earned an b. Author of thirteen new york times bestsellers, stephen coonts flew a6 intruders from the deck of the uss enterprise during the vietnam war. Deborah coonts s biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. Stephen coonts is the author of 17 new york times bestsellers. Stephen coonts and master aviation historian barrett tillman have teamed up to write a riveting history of the aerial campaign against the most difficult target in north vietnam, the dragons jaw, the bridge at thanh hoa that spanned the ma river.
He has been a taxi driver and policeman but this is overshadowed by his military life. Publishers weekly after one of the most contentious and divisi. Doubleday published his third novel, the minotaur, in 1989, before coonts decamped to pocket books on the advice of robert gottlieb, who had become his agent. Initially pursuing a career as a lawyer, deborah coonts journey began when she finished her. Coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a small coalmining town, and earned a b.
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Stephen coonts author of flight of the intruder goodreads. Stephen coonts is the author of sixteen new york times bestsellers, the first of which was the classic aviation fiction thriller flight of the intruder. Stephen coonts is the author of many new york times bestselling books that have been translated and published around the world. Visitors to this page also looked at these authors. His writings are thoughtprovoking and people all around the globe are fond of whatever he pens down. Coonts is working on some ideas for a second novel, which, he says, wont be about vietnam. Coonts was originally an aviator in the us army during the vietnam war, which he has parlayed into his current career as a novelist. Lucky ride the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 8.
He entered the navy the following year and flew an a6 intruder medium attack plane during the vietnam war, where he served on two combat cruises aboard the. The list below represents stephen coonts suggested reading order. Stephen coonts is the author of 14 new york times bestsellers, the first of which was the classic flying tale, flight of the intruder. Coonts, who was in vietnam from from 1971 to 1973, flew from the carrier enterprise, logging 1,600 hours in an a6 intruder and making 305 deck landings, including more than 100 at night. Deborah coonts born deborah buell is an american novelist and lawyer best known for her lucky otoole las vegas adventures series of romantic, humorous mystery novels. Goaded by an insatiable curiosity, she flies airplanes, rides motorcycles, travels the world, and pretends to be more of a badass than she probably is.
He lives in colorado with his third wife, deborah jean. His career as an author spans over 27 years till now. Coonts books have been widely translated and republished in the british. Born in 1946, stephen paul coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a coalmining town of 6,000 population on the western slope of the appalachian mountains. Stephen coonts has 104 books on goodreads with 147694 ratings. Deborah coonts is an american author best known for her work on the humorous lucky otoole las vegas adventure series. Combat stephen coonts combat kindle edition by coonts. Stephen coonts born july 19, 1946 is an american thriller and suspense. He has written series of thrillers rich with suspense and adventure. A motion picture based on the book was released in 1991. Stephen coonts books list of books by author stephen coonts.
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It became one of the ten notable crime books according to the new york. Publication order of lucky otoole las vegas adventures books. Stephen coonts is the author of the disciple, the assassin, and the deep black and saucers series, among many other bestsellers. Stephen coonts fictiondb your guide to fiction books. A former naval aviator and vietnam combat veteran, he is a graduate of west virginia university and the. A list of all stephen coontss series in reading order. Deborah coonts books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.
In the years since, coonts has produced a number of bestselling series, including the saucer series. A former attorney and the author of many new york times bestsellers, including the disciple and the assassin, he and his wife reside in colorado deep black co author william h. He is a writer, known for flight of the intruder 1991, aopa live this week 2012 and pritzker military library presents 2006. Once a navy bomber pilot, stephen coonts soars again with. The lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 1 kindle edition by coonts, deborah. Stephen coonts audio books, best sellers, author bio. Biowar ebook written by stephen coonts, jim defelice. Born in 1946, stephen paul coonts grew up in buckhannon, west virginia, a coalmining town of 6,000 population on the. His novels include flight of the intruder, the disciple, the assassin, and the deep black and saucers series. Deborah coonts is very handson and isnt afraid to explore interesting places and meet curious individuals in las vegas to do research for her books.
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Once a navy bomber pilot, stephen coonts soars again with a. He has also written a few standalone novels, nonfiction books and short stories. He followed that dazzling debut with a string of adventures starring intrepid hero jake grafton a series that only gets more popular with each new release. Lucky the hard way the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 7 lucky ride the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 8 lucky score the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 9 lucky ce soir the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 10 lucky enough the lucky otoole vegas adventure series book 11. Lucky otoole las vegas adventures book series in order. A graduate of west virginia university and the university of colorado school of law, he and his wife deborah still fly whenever they have the time. The above does not affect deborah s opinion of those products and services. Stephen coonts is the author of more than thirty critically acclaimed and new york times bestselling books that have been translated and published around the world. It was there that she attended hockaday preparatory school. Coming from a family of homebodies, deborah is the odd woman out, happiest with a passport, a high. Stephen coonts is an american author who is know for his thriller and suspense novels. His novels have been published around the world and translated into more than a dozen languages. The real book spy a headlineinspired thriller with a conservative slant.
To request promotional materials, schedule a media interview, book a speaking engagement or workshop, please email deborah via the. Stephen coonts is the author of seven new york times bestselling novels, the first of which was the classic flying tale, flight of the intruder, which spent more than six months at the top of the new york times bestseller list. Stephen coonts is the author of innumerable new york times bestsellers, the first of which was the classic flying tale, flight of the intruder. Coonts has several series, including jake grafton and tommy carmellini. Books by stephen coonts author of flight of the intruder. For seven long years hundreds of young us airmen flew sortie after sortie against north vietnams.
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