Silent Waters

I'm only half-way through this, and I can't wait to get back to it each day. Ha! Several have written the political-left view is annoying, but it's great in my view. It's unusual to find a military book with a left slant--I love it. I'm glad to have found this author. She has good character development, complex scenes and good info about technical details (think Tom Clancy), and a kindly viewpoint on the whole thing. Bravo!

Darius McCann is the commander of the USS Hartford submarine and Amy Russell is the superintendent in charge of making the repairs on board. Before Amy boards the sub with Darius to make a needed repair, Lee Brody, petty officer second class, spies someone in the torpedo room. He inquires as to who they are and what they are doing but before he gets his answer he is knocked out. After boarding Hartford, Amy does some preliminary testing but the results don't show much, then Amy receives a call telling her there is a fire on the docks. She is on her way up when she gets side tracked and heads to the sub's office with McCann. They are in the office when someone slams the door shut and locks them in. On the docks, investigators realize the fire was set as a decoy and everyone is scrambling to find out why Hartford is leaving the dock unauthorized and why commander McCann and a civilian are on board. It becomes evident that Hartford has been hijacked. What's not clear is whether or not commander McCaan is a hostage or an accomplice. Finding a nuclear reactor, McCann has to disable it before the hijackers can use it. He and Amy go toe to toe with the hijackers. Since torpedoes have been fired, capturing them is no longer an option. They need to kill them to stop them. McCann and Amy have to work together to save themselves and a fellow crewmember. A turn of events has them rescued. But getting off Hartford is only part of the fight. They need to find out who the hijackers are, as they still pose a threat to the United States and until they are stopped no one is safe. Silent Waters is realistic, thrilling and suspenseful. The entire time I was reading, I was picturing the events unfolding on the big screen. This story is completely engrossing and extremely entertaining. McCann is a hero in every sense of the word. Amy is the perfect partner for him both romantically and intellectually. Silent Waters is fantastic. It has an action-packed and riveting storyline. I highly recommend this exciting and romantic story! Nannette Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

The USS Hartford nuclear submarine needs to make emergency repairs. However, Commander Darius McCann soon realizes that there is more to the stop then just a repair. Terrorists have gained control of the sub leaving him and his engineer Amy Russell in a precarious position of trying to stay alive while thwarting the enemy. Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Connelly and Commander Bruce Dunn conclude something is not right about the Hartford. They team up to figure what that is and soon reach the horrifying conclusion that cold-blooded killers, probably suicide bombers having access to nukes, have gained control of the vessel driving it on a path that is taking it to a panic stricken New York City. SILENT WATERS is an action packed thriller that never slows down from the moment that the Commander realizes his ship has been taken until the final climatic countdown to either the ultimate terrorist act or its prevention. The key players seem genuine especially the beleaguered Americans racing against time to stop a potential suicide bombing that will make 9/11 seem trivial in scope. Jan Coffey provides a strong thriller with a superb political twist that will stun the audience. Harriet Klausner