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.
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....in Stephen Coonts' Deep Black: Sea of Terror, cowritten with William H. Keith.
"High-tech intrigue delivered with surgical precision; this series sets the standard for military thrillers." — Booklist
MORE PRAISE FOR THE STEPHEN COONTS & WILLIAM H. KEITH SERIES
"An unstoppable blend of pacing, plausibility, and pure adrenaline—Coonts and Keith are a powerhouse team." — Publishers Weekly
"High-tech intrigue delivered with surgical precision; this series sets the standard for military thrillers." — Booklist
"Coonts and Keith bring authenticity and momentum to every page—action fiction at its best." — Library Journal
"A riveting fusion of expert technical detail and big-screen storytelling." — The Washington Post
"Together they craft thrillers that feel frighteningly real and impossible to put down." — The New York Times
"Coonts's command of aerial and geopolitical tension paired with Keith's tactical sharpness makes for a series that hits hard and never lets up." — Clive Cussler
As a naval aviator, Stephen Coonts flew combat missions during the Vietnam War. A former attorney and the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including The Disciple and The Assassin, he and his wife reside in Colorado.
Deep Black co-author William H. Keith has written nearly eighty books over the past twenty-five years. His novels, published under the pseudonyms Ian Douglas and H. Jay Riker, are geopolitical thrillers with an emphasis on the Marines and submarine warfare. A veteran of the Navy, he lives in western Pennsylvania.