Target Lock
 James H. Cobb
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2002 G. P. Putnam's Sons
  ISBN: 0399148493


Commander Amanda Lee Garrett & her U.S. Navy task force hunt the Indonesian sea for a downed industrial research satellite.

While cruising around some of the most beautiful, but uncharted, islands on earth in the Indonesian archipelago, Commander Garrett, begins to suspect that a high-tech pirate is behind the robbery of the lost satellite. The man she sets her sights on has amassed a sea force & built a hidden fortress that is undetectable by all but the most sensitive intel equipment.

Then Garrett is kidnapped. Her crew of the destroyer USS Cunningham, with its array of modern weaponry & aircraft, is hot on her trail.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

In Target Lock James H. Cobb has created another rollicking good read!

As with all military-techno thrillers in the genre, a certain mindset is required. War & the making of war is not a subject that one can come to uninformed, unless you're willing to eat premises whole, rather than savoring with small bites.

I am an old Veteran from Viet Nam & have enough of a foundation whereon to sit, as I make a meal of this fine read.

All of the superlatives of breathtaking, vividly imagined, lightening-paced, realistic are inherent in this very well-written & capable read.

The central character of Target Lock, Captain Garrett, is a strong woman with an indepth naval heritage which she lives up to quite handily, without being a stick-in-the-mud or prude.

I first came to Captain Garrett's acquaintance in Sea Strike, which I also reviewed. I have continued to be impressed by this author's adventures.

Target Lock came to my hand from our local library just the day after watching a special on FOX NEWS about the new maritime piracy that is springing up all over the world & especially in the Indonesian archipelago. I found Target Lock apropos to the current war on terrorism & the future threat of high seas piracy.

James H. Cobb has very capably taken from the present & reached into the future to combine fact & fiction & brought forth an engrossing read.

I highly recommend his writing & would encourage any reader to pursue his work. Target Lock stands on its own & at the pinnacle as a tour de force of this author's works. Becoming acquainted with James H. Cobb's writings will only leave you wanting more.

More from James H. Cobb: Sea Fighter; Sea Strike; Choosers of the Slain
(06/23/02)

D. H. BROWN
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
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