Patrick Robinson (author)

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Patrick Robinson
Born (1940-01-21) 21 January 1940 (age 83)
NationalityBritish
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Patrick Robinson (born 21 January 1940) is a British novelist and newspaper columnist. [1]

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His recent books are naval-based thrillers, each telling the story of a crisis facing the world in the early 21st century. His earlier works include four nonfiction books about thoroughbred horses; True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny , the story of the 1987 Oxford Boat Race mutiny (for which he, and co-author Dan Topolski won the inaugural William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1989); and One Hundred Days, the biography of Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward.[ citation needed ]

He has a home on Cape Cod. [1]

Bibliography

Fiction

Stand-alone Novels

Admiral Arnold Morgan

  1. Nimitz Class (1997)
  2. Kilo Class (1998)
  3. H.M.S. Unseen (1999)
  4. U.S.S. Seawolf (2000)
  5. The Shark Mutiny (2001)
  6. Barracuda 945 (2003)
  7. Scimitar SL-2 (2004)
  8. Hunter Killer (2005)
  9. Ghost Force (2006)
  10. To the Death (2008)

Navy Seal Lt. Commander Mack Bedford

  1. Diamondhead (2009)
  2. Intercept (2010)
  3. The Delta Solution (2011)
  4. Power Play (2012)

Non-fiction

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References

  1. 1 2 Cotuit author teams with Navy SEAL hero to pen thrilling and true best-seller – z* Lifestyle* – capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  2. "Slider by Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. "Born to Win by John Bertrand and Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. "True Blue by Patrick Robinson and Daniel Topolski". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "One Hundred Days by Patrick Robinson and Sandy Woodward". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. "Horsetrader by Nick Robinson and Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. Lone Survivor at Amazon.com
  8. A Colossal Failure of Common Sense at Amazon.com
  9. "Topgun on Wall Street by Jeffery Lay and Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. "Honor and Betrayal by Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  11. "The Lion of Sabray by Patrick Robinson". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
Preceded by
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William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner
1989
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