Tipping Point ~ Paperback ~ David Poyer

An action-packed, utterly authentic story of duty, war, and the stress of command by the most popular living author of American sea fiction David Poyer In Tipping Point, medal of Honor Holder Captain Dan Lenson, USN, takes an experimental missile crusier into the Indian Ocean just as the first theater nuclear war sets off a titanic struggle between China and the U.S. His command of the USS Savo Island is threatened when he s called home to testify before Congress. Shaken by the near end of his career, Lenson is determined to make do with a damaged ship and an increasingly divided crew as he heads to Eastern shores. First-class storytelling by a master of the genre. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) But what begins as routine patrol turns ominous when an unknown assailant begins assaulting female crew members. Meanwhile, a war is being waged in Asia, pirates continue to threaten the shipping lanes, and a deadly tsunami is on the rise. Now it s up to Lenson under fire both at sea and back in Washington to unite and heal the Savo Island, and use her unique but still not battle-ready ability to intercept ballistic missiles, to do nothing less than prevent worldwide nuclear destruction. And time is running out. . ."Author BiographyDAVID POYER's sea career included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific. Tipping Point is the fifteenth in his widely popular series featuring Captain Dan Lenson. 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. Tipping Point Release Date Australia: January 9th, 2017