In this "impressively detailed and gripping . . . first-rate sea story," a naval officer trapped aboard a storm-tossed freighter battles a drug cartel. (Kirkus Reviews)

During a routine naval patrol off the coast of Peru, a US Navy destroyer encounters an abandoned freighter. With a tropical storm kicking up, Lieutenant Daniel Blake and a boarding party plan a quick search of the vessel. But once on board the ship, the young naval officer discovers thirty tons of cocaine, 350 million dollars in cash, six mutilated corpses--and a murderer still lurking below deck. After a gale force wind destroys all communication, Lt. Blake is under attack by helicopter gun ships led by a powerful druglord determined to recover his freight, all while fending off a vicious killer. Caught in a terrifying sea battle between good and harrowing evil, it's going to take everything Lt. Blake has to steer the ship to safety--and keep himself and his crew alive.

". . . engrossing credibility . . . tautly thrilling . . . a first-rate job of exciting and suspenseful story-telling." --Los Angeles Times

"One of the best adventure writers today. A master storyteller." --Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt adventure series