Into the Fire

When a team of
assassins murder a high-ranking North Korean general and his family in
their sleep, making it look like a robbery, events are set in motion
that could shake the balance of world powers. Meanwhile, a U.S. naval
combat ship, the USS Milwaukee, is attacked by North Korean
forces in the middle of a training exercise off the shore of South
Korea, and Commander Kate Bigelow is forced to ground the ship to avoid
being captured. The crew takes refuge on a tiny island, trapped
dangerously between the grounded ship and a fleet of hostile North
Korean soldiers.

Op-Center intelligence discovers a secret
alliance behind the attack--a pact between China and North Korea that
guarantees China total control of a vast oil reserve found beneath the
Yellow Sea. As both sides marshal their forces for a major confrontation
at sea, Chase Williams and his Op-Center organization devise a plan to
secretly spirit the American crew from the island and out from under
North Korean control. But the North Koreans are not finished. In a
desperate gamble, they unleash a terrorist cell on the American
homeland. Only Op-Center can uncover their plan and stop it in time to
prevent a major catastrophe that could lead to all-out war.