Description: A military revolt in southeastern Russia puts a former hard-line Soviet leader in command of a ballistic missile submarine and its arsenal of nuclear weapons. As the earth rushes toward extinction, a lone U.S. Navy warship must penetrate the Siberian ice pack to destroy the submarine before it can destroy the world.
Brief description: Jeff Edwards is a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, and an Anti-Submarine Warfare Specialist. His naval career spanned more than two decades and half the globe - from chasing Soviet nuclear attack submarines during the Cold War, to launching cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf. Trained extensively in mainframe computers, weapons systems, and naval combat tactics, he brings an experience-based edge of authenticity to his writing. Collectively, his novels have won the Admiral Nimitz Award for Outstanding Naval Fiction, the Reader's Choice Award, the Clive Cussler Grandmaster Award for Adventure Writing, the Military Writer's Society of America Gold Medal for Navy Fiction, and the American Author Medal. He lives in California, where he consults for the Department of the Navy.
Review Quotes: "Jeff Edwards has created a superb thriller that grips the reader from beginning to end. A truly spellbinding tale of intrigue... brilliantly executed." - CLIVE CUSSLER, International bestselling author of 'THE SPY' and 'RAISE THE TITANIC' "A taut, exciting story by an author who knows his Navy - guaranteed to keep you turning pages well into the night!" - GREG BEAR, New York Times bestselling author of 'KILLING TITAN' and 'DARWIN'S RADIO' "Jeff Edwards takes his readers to the brink of Armageddon and beyond! THE SEVENTH ANGEL is a remarkably-sophisticated, breathlessly-paced naval drama, with the unique mastery of ruthless geopolitics that is fast becoming the distinct signature of this Veteran-turned-novelist!" - JOE BUFF, Bestselling author of 'SEAS OF CRISIS' and 'CRUSH DEPTH' "Artfully conceived and beautifully written, THE SEVENTH ANGEL by Jeff Edwards is a riveting tale chock full of adventure, thrilling action, and rich characters. Anyone who has ever loved the sea will love this one!" - GAYLE LYNDS, New York Times bestselling author of 'BOOK OF SPIES' and 'THE LAST SPYMASTER' "Brilliant and spellbinding... THE SEVENTH ANGEL took me back to sea, and into the fury of life-or-death combat. I could not put this book down. - REAR ADMIRAL JOHN J. WAICKWICZ, USN (Retired), Former Commander, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command "A harrowing tale of nuclear blackmail that races towards the unthinkable with frightening realism." - DIRK CUSSLER, Bestselling author of 'POSEIDON'S ARROW' and 'HAVANA STORM' "A page turning, sip-from-a-fire-hose thriller in the world of underwater ballistic missiles and rogue former Soviet states." - JAMES W. HUSTON, New York Times bestselling author of 'FALCON SEVEN' and 'SECRET JUSTICE'