"Shadow Hunter", by Jeffery Archer.
The story is set in cold war era. A nuclear submarine captain, whose father is presumed dead in a submarine accident long ago, learns about multiple infidelities of his wife; latest being a Russian spy. He learns this just before his departure with his submarine for a major NATO exercise near Russian waters, on a special mission.
Can he cope up with the breach of trust? What can he do about the security breach on top of it? Has he a plan? What are his intentions? Defect or destroy? Can his best friend and captain of another nuclear submarine help?
What does it have anything to do with future of Russia and who rules her? What would happen to Peristroika and Glasnost?
The books explores life on a nuclear submarine, cutoff from outside world for weeks. The chain of command, technical details, submarine protocols are explained in detail and give us a sneak peak in another world.
Pace of the story is fairly uniform and you want to read till end, however you can guess the end. International politics and Russia's internal politics is captured and used aptly. Climax could have been made more interesting.
A good book to read but not a must read.
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