Description: The Navy's most sophisticated destroyer carries a top-secret computer that can pilot an unmanned ship and send it into battle. As the weapons officer charged with its first mission, Lt. Dan Lenson has a chance to make history. But when the system develops a virus and a sailor takes his own life amid ugly allegations, Lenson finds himself caught in a web of betrayal. Martin's Press.
Brief description: DAVID POYER's sea career included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific. He's the author of over forty novels and works of nonfiction including the War with China series: Tipping Point, Onslaught, Hunter Killer, and Deep War. Poyer's work has been required reading in the Literature of the Sea course at the U.S. Naval Academy, along with that of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. He lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Review Quotes: "Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above or below the water."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Unequalled for authenticity."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"A superbly crafted story."--"The Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star"