OUT OF THE COLD
In the Arctic, two American intelligence operatives are kidnapped while investigating Russian submarines?a constant, covert presence beneath the ice caps. In Washington, ex-Marine Charlie Dean and his team at Desk Three trace the abduction back to the Russian mafiya, who have their sights set on the massive reserves of oil that lie thousands of feet below the ocean's floor.

INTO THE LINE OF FIRE
While Dean is sent to the Arctic to rescue the hostages, the beautiful Lia Francesca penetrates a heavily guarded dacha on the shores of the Black Sea. Here she learns the explosive truth about Russia and its Arctic oil?one that could cost Dean and his Deep Black team their lives...and drive the world's superpowers to the brink of war.

"Coonts knows how to write and build suspense. . . a natural storyteller." ? The New York Times Book Review

"The master of the techno-thriller." ? Publishers Weekly

Former naval aviator Stephen Coonts flew combat missions during the Vietnam War. A graduate of West Virginia University and a former attorney, Coonts is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including America and Saucer, which have been translated and republished around the world. He lives in Nevada with his wife and son.