Arctic Storm Rising

This is my first Dale Brown novel and I thought it was a great deal of fun.

We are introduced to the primary protagonist, Nick Flynn as he is part of a team sent to investigate a crash of an American plane in a compromising location and when they arrive, they find they're not the first to arrive. Despite saving the lives of many of both teams he ends up as the fall guy of the failed mission and is banished to a Northern Alaskan outpost to guard a radar station.

On the “other side” we get a glimpse of the Russian stealth bomber program advancing towards completion. The hot-shot pilot of said bomber, the Tupolev Pak-DA has a crazy plan and some high-ranking backers who are backing him in support.

Overall, this is a fun ride. Good, believable characters and situations. High stakes problems, and a somewhat unique (and unforgiving) environment.

Well done.