The Killing Depths - Paperback

by Martin Roy Hill (Author)

Deep beneath the waves of the western Pacific, a deadly war is about to begin.

The USS Encinitas, the U.S. Navy's first attack submarine crewed by both men and women, is hunting a rogue Iranian submarine-the Crescent Moon-armed with nuclear-tipped missiles and a mission that could trigger global catastrophe.

But the greatest threat may already be aboard the American submarine.

Hidden among the crew is a predator who has left a trail of murdered women behind on shore. As the Encinitas races through the ocean depths in a deadly game of cat and mouse against a nuclear-armed enemy, NCIS investigator Linus Schag must uncover the killer's identity before the murderer strikes again.

Trapped hundreds of feet beneath the surface, surrounded by enemies and running out of time, Schag faces an impossible mission: stop a ruthless killer before a submarine war erupts-and the Encinitas becomes a steel coffin at the bottom of the sea.

Author Biography

Martin Roy Hill is the author of "Duty: Suspense and Mystery Stories from the Cold War and Beyond." A former editor and writer for newspapers and magazines, Martin now works as a military operations analyst. His nonfiction work has appeared in Reader's Digest, LIFE, Newsweek, Omni, and many others. He has written articles on military history for several publications and web sites. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Nebula Rift, Crimson Streets, Mystery Weekly, and others. He lives in La Jolla, CA with his wife, Winke, son Brandon, and cats Harry and Alex.