The Able Archers: A Cold War Spy Thriller
As seen on CNN's Secrets and Spies and Netflix's hit documentary series Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
From Netflix's and BBC's expert Cold War consultant
A Top 30 Best Military Thrillers on Goodreads
Winner of 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Military Fiction
"Terrifying" -#1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr
"A revelatory thriller with edge-of-your-seat, end-of-the-world suspense." -Kirkus Reviews
"As compelling as it is informative and as entertaining as it is terrifying, the novel The Able Archers is a great read and highly recommended." -New York Journal of Books
"Real life always provides the best drama. Telling the story needs a careful narrator. . . . No surprise that this has been picked up for a film/series. I'm eager to experience again." -Madeline, Goodreads reviewer
IN 1983, THE WORLD STANDS AT THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION, AND ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF IT.
A riveting story of how two men's lives intersect in the midst of an existential crisis, The Able Archers is told through the eyes of two key participants: a young American intelligence officer, Captain Kevin Cattani; and his more experienced Soviet counterpart, Colonel Ivan Levchenko. The story plays out from the skies over Siberia to the gritty, dangerous streets of East Berlin. The radically different worldviews of Cattani and Levchenko punctuate the deep divisions of the Cold War. The evolving relationship between the two men also highlights the humanity common to both sides.
Only by working together will Cattani and Levchenko find a way to prevent a global nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
"Morra does a masterful job in recreating the events which led us to the edge of nuclear Armageddon. The Able Archers is not for the faint hearted but is a must read." -Samuel G. Tooma, Oceanographer and Author
"Can send shivers up the spines." -Intelligence Officer Larry Cox
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"Brian J. Morra is 'the master craftsman'. The Able Archers is brilliant." -Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen
"Action packed adventure" -Samuel C. Mahaney, Maj Gen, USAF (Retired), Harvard Veterans Association Historian
". . . a powerful reminder of the value of human judgment - and the continuing peril posed by nuclear-armed powers." -Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense 2006-2011
"The Able Archers is possibly the most important book to be published this year." -General Bryan Doug Brown, United States Army (Retired), 7th Commander US Special Operations Command
"Brian Morra's historical thriller is a fast-paced ride through one of the worst crisis periods of the Cold War. . . . a terrifying yet factual story of how a few people prevented a global nuclear war." -Jack Carr, Former Navy SEAL Sniper, #1 New York Times bestselling Author of In the Blood
Finalist in the 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Historical Fiction
Finalist in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction
"Morra provides evocative details in an easy-to-read narrative. . . . I hope that future books by this talented author will use history to help us understand our world today." -Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization
"A brilliant thriller . . . seamless blend of carefully researched history and a fascinating cast of both real and fictional characters" -Admiral James Stavridis, USN (ret), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
"Riveting combination of action and suspense . . .Brian Morra's spell-binding tale grips the reader from page one through the twists and turns of spy craft and kinetic military activity to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. First-rate work by a skillful author." -Admiral Timothy J.
Keating, USN (ret), former commander of Pacific Command and Northern Command
"Told through characters you really care about, this is a book about one of the least-known and most-important national security crises in our history." -The Honorable James K. Glassman, former Undersecretary of State, distinguished journalist, and bestselling author
"Brilliant, fictionalized account of a critical time in global history when the world teetered on the verge of catastrophe." -Carole P. Roman, award-winning author
"Significant . . . a fun, informative, engaging, thrilling, and also disconcerting book all wrapped up in an easy to read 296 pages." -Col Christopher P. Mulder, USAF
"A truly gripping account of one of the most dangerous episodes of the Cold War." -Taylor Downing, historian and author of 1983: Reagan, Andropov and a World on the Brink
