Barracuda Final Bearing

Submarine action as explosive as a nuclear torpedo . . .

An independent state calling itself Manchuria emerges from the Chinese Democratic Revolution and the fall of the Soviet Empire. It is geographically close to Japan - and is nuclear-armed.

The Japanese - increasingly alienated from the West - devise a plan that should ensure that Manchuria never uses its weapons against them. But when Manchuria's arsenal is taken out by a Scorpion warhead, the world turns on Japan. An angry UN decides to blockade it - with potentially devastating effects on its trade. So Japan resolves to break the blockade, using its superior submarine fleet and a squadron of Firestar fighters.

Enter Admiral Michael Pacino as advisor to Captain David Kane whose "mission impossible" is to sink the Japanese sub fleet . . .

Here is another totally authentic, superbly compelling story of near-future submarine conflict by a veteran US Navy officer who has already established himself as a major author of high-tech action and suspense.