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Authors: David Poyer

TOMAHAWK DAVID POYER

Once Lieutenant Dan Lenson had a ship and a family. Now he is on his own, deep within Washington's military industrial complex. His task: shepherd a controversial weapon through the Navy's testing process to deployment. But powerful forces are lined up against the Tomahawk missile—and against Lenson. And for Dan Lenson, separating his enemies from his friends is the beginning of the most dangerous war of all…

“There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today.”

—Clive Cussler

“This demanding, excellent novel is probably the best so far in a major contemporary seafaring saga.”

—Booklist

“An imaginative, thought-provoking premise rich in possibilities.”

—USA Today

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“Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above, or below the water.”

—
The New York Times Book Review

“The best military suspense writing to come along in years!”

—Stephen Coonts, author of
Cuba
and
Fortunes of War

THE MED

A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action, on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean. An explosive start to David Poyer's compelling series featuring Naval officer Dan Lenson.

THE GULF

When a U.S. destroyer is attacked, commanding officer Benjamin Shaker vows revenge—and it's up to Dan Lenson to prevent Shaker from releasing a deadly nuclear warhead…

THE CIRCLE

Junior officer Dan Lenson heads into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle with the
Ryan
, an aging WWII destroyer. But as he and his crew struggle on the choppy ocean, they discover a more dangerous foe within the creaking ship…

THE PASSAGE

Officer Dan Lenson must man the USS
Barrett
, the Navy's most sophisticated destroyer containing a powerful top-secret computer, through the treacherous Windward Passage between the U.S. and Cuba. But when the system develops a sinister virus and a sailor takes his own life, Lenson will undergo the most dangerous mission of his career…

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This is a work of fiction. Characters, companies, and organizations in this novel are either the product of the author's imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously, without intent to describe their actual conduct.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to quote from the following: “My Seven Bizzos,” by the 2 Live Crew written by Luther R. Campbell, David P. Hobbs, Mark D. Ross and Chris Wong Won. Publisher Lil' Joe Wein Music Inc. By permission.

BLACK STORM

Copyright © 2002 by David Poyer.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001058562

ISBN: 978-0-312-98385-7

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