The bestselling novels of David Poyer have been read by millions around the world, and the New York Times Book Review has proclaimed: 'Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above or below the water.' Now he unleashes a heart-pounding new novel combining the thrilling elements of military intrigue, Pentagon politics, Chinese espionage and human drama in his finest work to date.



It was a missile that would change the world. He was the man at ground zero.



Once Lieutenant-commander Dan Lenson had a ship and a family. Now he is on his own, deep within Washington's military industrial complex. His task: shepherd a controversial weapon through the Navy's testing process to deployment. But powerful forces are lined up against the Tomahawk missile—and against Lenson. For Dan Lenson, separating his enemies from his friends is the beginning of the most dangerous war of all . . .