Leviathan Rising: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel

USS Bull Shark Naval Thriller Series, Book 2

By: Scott Cook

Narrated by: Dave Alexander

The war in the Pacific has only just begun, and Admiral Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy has a secret plan to crush the American fleet…but that’s only the beginning…

USS Bull Shark is running for Pearl Harbor after leaving New London and her victory over the Nazi Q-ship, but all is not well aboard the boat. Captain Turner is struggling with new officers and internal clashes that threaten his crew’s morale and ability to fight.

The Japanese are planning a major offensive and the clock is rapidly ticking – with what will become one of the most decisive battles of the war looming on the horizon, the Navy still doesn’t know exactly where or when it’s going to happen.

Now, with time running short and four massive Japanese fleets readying to deliver the death blow to the United States carrier force, yet another secret plan is being set in motion. An experimental new Japanese submarine is being readied for an attack which, if successful, could cripple the American war effort even further. A superweapon is on a collision course with Bull shark and Midway Island. Back at Pearl, the crypto section races day and night to crack Yamamoto’s plans and turn the tables on the Japanese. The trigger has been pulled, and Captain Turner and his crew, Admiral Fletcher and his task forces, and Yamamoto’s unstoppable force are all rushing to an epic clash before the hammer falls!

Can Bull Shark play her part in the Battle of Midway? Or will she meet with Yamamoto’s secret weapon and be swept aside in Japan’s quest for power?

All tubes loaded and all weapons armed – the world will quake under the explosive impact of the world’s mightiest fleets! Cannons thunder, torpedoes race, and egos clash in this second installment of the adventures of USS Bull Shark.

©2021 Scott W Cook (P)2021 Scott W Cook

Fun Read

Fun story based on real events like the battle of Midway, breaking codes and the huge Japanese sub with float planes. He did a great job of weaving in the fictional character with real hero's and folks. You can see one of these folding float planes at the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport. Also adding drug use which happened in an era when some of those things were heavily prescribed was an interesting touch that I had not seen referenced in fictional war stories before. I am really enjoying the characters so far.

Interesting Tale

I enjoyed most of this book. I thought that the drug ring side plot was unneeded. But it was a fun read

I'm loving this series

I think Leviathan Rising is even better than #1 - this story simply flies from exciting action to exciting action all while weaving through the events of the historical Battle of Midway. Highly recommend this to any WW2 fiction lover and submarine enthusiast.

The Underdog Wins

I liked it all. The story line was easy to follow and engaging. The narrative was well done.

Epic

My mind is stimulated for hours and I look forward to going to bed -Owen

Narrator is terrible

Scott Cook has a lot of good titles but I can get past the narrators voice

Actually horrible

This whole book is ruined for me by having the Japanese characters speak english to eachother, which the awful narrator adds a latin/hispanic accent to. The writing is not great and it feels like the narrator is yelling the entire time. Just terrible overall.