The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career - became a blockbuster film - and introduced Jack Ryan. Silently; beneath the chill Atlantic waters; Russia's ultra-secret missile submarine; the Red October; is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away; the superpowers race across the ocean on the most desperate mission of a lifetime. The most incredible chase in history is on... The Hunt for Red October... the classic story of a spellbinding battle of nerves; above and below the waves; unrivalled in its authenticity and breath-stopping suspense.