Description: She's flanked by enemies, inside and out. Can this dedicated officer execute a strategy to save a colleague's life before they're both MIA?
South Korea. 2013. Navy Captain Kate Mahoney is fighting battles on all fronts. When a Navy doctor reports suspicions of a botulism strike at an American facility, the rising Seventh Fleet star orders an immediate investigation. And her challenges multiply when she learns a fellow female pilot is missing in North Korea ... Facing her own trials when a former superior threatens to court martial her, Mahoney vows to do whatever it takes to bring the woman home. But with intel of biological weapons hidden in the dictator-ruled country putting everyone on high alert, the captain's mission to extract the tortured captive hits a serious hurdle when the country's leader parades her on international media. Will she and those under her command survive the final assault?Brief description: Mike Krentz writes medical suspense, psychological thrillers, and military fiction based on his experiences as an emergency physician and US Navy medical officer and flight surgeon. Born and raised in Arizona, Mike earned a classical degree in English from the University of San Francisco, a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. Following a stellar civilian career in emergency medicine, Mike rededicated his professional life to serve the men and women of America's Navy and Marine Corps and their families. He served in both land-based clinical settings and afloat warships. His last active-duty assignment was as Seventh Fleet surgeon on board the flagship, USS Blue Ridge. After retiring from the Navy, Mike continued his service as a consultant to the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, Health Analysis Department. Upon completion of that mission, he returned to his earliest life passion as a full-time writer. Points of Attack is his sixth published novel. He has more in various stages of production. Mike serves as vice chairman of the Board of Directors of The Muse Writers Center, where he also teaches fiction writing and leads an advanced fiction studio. Mike, his wife Kathryn, and miniature schnauzer Yoshi live in Norfolk, Virginia.