The hero of six New York Times bestsellers by Stephen Coonts, author
ofFlight of the Intruder and Fortunes of War, returns as the United
States and Cuba engage in a terrifying game of brinksmanship, a gamble
that could break the last military taboo and destroy both countries.
In Cuba, an ailing Fidel Castro lies dying. Across the Straits of
Florida, an anxious US awaits the inevitable power struggle, determined
to have a say in who controls this strategically invaluable island. And
the American President has an added reason for concern: an Arms Control
Conference has just begun in Paris and, unbeknownst to either the
American public or Cuba, the US has hidden secret weapons inside the
American base on Cuba's Guantanemo Bay. But no secret remains one for
long, and when one of the Cuban factions finds out about the weapons,
the excitement begins.
Only Admiral Grafton, on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Cuba,
knows the impending danger. Only Grafton can save America from a
disaster that would make the Bay of Pigs look like child's play. In
Cuba, Stephen Coonts captures the ominous feel of a tropical powderkeg
about to explode in a novel filled with the action and drama for which
he is famous.
