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
Maurice Medland has to be one of the best of the best adventure writers in America today. Tom Clancy, Steve Coontz, and Nelson DeMille fans will find Medland has a talent for creating fast action, nasty villains, and rousing escapism that is second to none. A master storyteller." --Clive Cussler * The secrecy of a mysterious aerospace laboratory in Hong Kong * A daring break from a heavily guarded Chinese prison camp * A fierce drama played out on the storm-tossed Pacific Ocean-and in the depths below- * Where the fate of the world is in the hands of a brave young American couple . . . When Elizabeth Grayson, the beautiful half-Chinese daughter of a U.S. senator, discovers that she has unwittingly contributed to a terrible new weapons system while doing medical research in China, she's thrown into a notorious forced labor camp to keep her quiet. Enter Matt Connor, a disgraced ex-submarine officer operating a tramp ocean-salvage ship out of Taiwan, who is hired by her wealthy father to get her out. But after Matt rescues the headstrong pacifist from her island prison and learns the secret the Chinese don't want the U.S. to know, the thrown-together pair are on the run and faced with a new dilemma. With time running out and the PLA Navy in hot pursuit, can they stop a rogue Red Prince, Elizabeth's brilliant but corrupt first cousin, from launching a catastrophic new weapon that will bring America to its knees? In STAR BRIGHT, Maurice Medland has written a classic adventure story in the bestselling tradition of Clive Cussler-and an international thriller a par with the best works of Dan Brown and Nelson DeMille. At the heart of this electrifying novel are a strong-willed senator's daughter and her reluctant rescuer, two people from very different worlds who become bound together in a desperate game of survival, pitted against deadly forces that must be stopped at any cost-even their own lives. Maurice Medland is the bestselling author of POINT OF HONOR. A graduate of Truman State University, he served in the U.S. Navy before entering a career in business. A former vice-president of a Fortune 500 company, he holds an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University. He is a member of International Thriller Writers and The Authors Guild, and has taught creative writing at The University of California, Irvine. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Yorba Linda, California.
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
An ex-navy officer performs a daring sea rescue in this international thriller from “one of the best adventure writers today. A master storyteller.” (Clive Cussler, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt adventure series) When Elizabeth Grayson stumbles upon confidential intel while doing medical research in China, her quiet life turns to terror. Imprisoned in a labor camp on an isolated island, the senator’s daughter struggles with her horrifying new knowledge that China is planning an attack against the United States. Worse, scientific advances in her own work may have helped make China’s powerful new weapon against America possible. Matt Connor’s location on a salvage boat in the Pacific Ocean may have landed him the lucrative job of rescuing a politician’s daughter from prison, but once the ex-navy officer has Elizabeth Grayson on his ship, he’s bound with her in a deadly game of survival. With the Chinese government determined to launch a weapon of mass destruction before their secret offensive is revealed, both Matt and Elizabeth’s lives are on the line—along with the fate of the American people. “. . . a thrilling novel of international intrigue . . . A tense and riveting adventure from cover to cover.” —Midwest Book Review
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