A routine Coast Guard inspection of a cargo ship in the Caribbean erupts into a brutal firefight with unidentified commandos—and a second attempt to board ends in a devastating nuclear blast.
North Korea has been quietly funneling short- and intermediate-range missiles into Cuba, along with an unknown number of nuclear warheads now sitting less than a hundred miles from Florida’s shores. Every major American city east of San Antonio is suddenly within the crosshairs.
Racing to halt the weapons pipeline, the president orders the Atlantic Fleet to encircle Cuba and cut off all access. It’s the Cuban Missile Crisis reborn—only this time, diplomacy won’t save the day. The North Koreans have unleashed a secret weapon capable of slicing through the blockade with terrifying ease, leaving burning wreckage in its wake.
Standing between this new threat and the U.S. coastline are a small band of Marines and a next-generation destroyer still untested in real combat. The fight ahead is one no one ever imagined…against an enemy no one truly understands.
Praise for Jeff Edwards’ Novels
“Jeff Edwards has created a superb thriller that grips the reader from beginning to end. Brilliantly executed.” — CLIVE CUSSLER, international bestselling author of The Rising Sea and Raise the Titanic
“A taut, exciting story by an author who knows his Navy. Guaranteed to keep you turning pages well into the night!” — GREG BEAR, New York Times bestselling author of Killing Titan and Darwin’s Radio
“Edwards wields politics and naval combat tactics with a skill equal to the acknowledged masters of military fiction.” — THE MILITARY PRESS
Other Books by Jeff Edwards
Military Fiction:
Sea of Shadows
The Seventh Angel
Sword of Shiva
Cyberpunk Detective Sci-Fi:
Dome City Blues
Angel City Blues
Short Story:
Postcards from the Moon
