THE ENEMY IS ON BOARD.
Two massive ships are on a dual path to destruction. One is a freighter
carrying nuclear materials to Japan; the other, a cruise ship heading
for the Mediterranean. Neither will reach their destinations. Two
factions--Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists--have
joined forces to infiltrate the ships, incapacitate the crew, and change
course toward a common target: the United States of America.
DETONATION HOUR IS APPROACHING.
In Washington, Charlie Dean and a team of commandos are dispatched on a
life-or-death mission to blow the hijackers' plot out of the water.
Their plan: board the ship unnoticed, pose as ordinary passengers, and
overtake the terrorists. But time is running out. The seized ships are
crossing the Atlantic with the combined strength of a full-scale nuclear
torpedo. And New York City is just on the horizon....
"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense. . . a natural
storyteller." --The New York Times Book Review
"The master of the techno-thriller." --Publishers Weekly