Where to Start with Rick Campbell
- Best entry point → The Trident Deception
- What fans keep coming back to → Empire Rising
- Highest rated by listeners → Treason (Trident Deception #5)
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The Trident Deception
Trident Deception • Book 1
Narrated by Peter Ganim
★ 4.20 ABR Score (4.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (1.0K)14h 48m listening time • Released 2014 -
Treason
Trident Deception • Book 5
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (867) ★ 4.72 Audible (235)9h 56m listening time • Released 2019Michael Kramer's narration cuts through the geopolitical tension with surgical precision, making this high-stakes military thriller feel like you're in the situation room as everything unravels.
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Empire Rising
Trident Deception • Book 2
Narrated by Jeff Gurner
★ 4.16 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.48 Audible (504)13h 31m listening time • Released 2015 -
Blackmail
Trident Deception • Book 4
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.16 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.62 Audible (302)10h 32m listening time • Released 2017Michael Kramer nails the tension in Campbell's high-stakes military thriller, making the technical warfare details grip you like a Tom Clancy novel with a narrator who understands the stakes.
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Ice Station Nautilus
Trident Deception • Book 3
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.16 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.52 Audible (476)9h 16m listening time • Released 2016Michael Kramer's crisp, commanding narration transforms this submarine thriller into a genuinely gripping listen—each tense standoff under the ice feels like you're locked in the control room yourself.
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Deep Strike
Trident Deception • Book 6
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 4.12 ABR Score (752 ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (562) ★ 4.66 Audible (190)10h 34m listening time • Released 2021Michael Kramer's narration transforms this submarine thriller into a white-knuckle race against the clock—his precise delivery of technical jargon and tense dialogue makes every depth charge feel real.
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