A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action, on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean.Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61-- carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines-- steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold-- alive.With realism seldom seen in military fiction, The Med is a magnificent and timely epic that brings the human drama of armed conf...

"A flight of the historical imagination that will leave readers dazzled " -- Thomas Fleming"Solid research buttresses Poyer's latest, a consistently engrossing WWII novel featuring FDR and skinny naval officer John Fitzgerald Kennedy. " - Publisher's Weekly"A consistently readable, fast-paced, intelligent tour of the elite politics of the U.S. as World War II drew to a close." - BooklistIt is the apocalyptic spring of 1945. Navy Reserve li...

An Annapolis graduate, retired naval officer, and Distinguished Visiting Writer at the Naval Academy, David Poyer’s novels have been required reading in the Literature of the Sea course there, along with those of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville.Poyer has spent thousands of hours researching articles for Shipmate, the U.S. Naval Academy’s magazine, of which he is the contributing editor. Extensively footnoted, these extraordinary stories of adventure and courage span Amer...

MURDER AND REVENGE IN THE DEEP WOODS"It was on that first day of the hunt, an hour after dawn, that the old man found the body of the boy." This classic novel of crime and punishment in deer-hunting country opens on the first day of buck season in remote Hemlock County, Pennsylvania. Long-retired hunter and reclusive hermit W.T. Halvorsen discovers the victim of what at first seems like a hunting accident. After the funeral, the victim's father, Dr.Paul Michelson, begins a search f...

The inside story of the most expensive and controversial military program in history, as told by those who lived it.The F-35 has changed allied combat warfare. But by the time it’s completed, it will cost more than the Manhattan Project and the B-2 Stealth Bomber. It has been subject to the most aggressive cyberattacks in history from China, Russia, North Korea, and others. Its stealth technology required nearly 9 million lines of code; NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover ...

The Navy's most sophisticated destroyer, the USS Barrett carries a top-secret computer that can pilot an unmanned ship and send it into battle. As the weapons officer charged with its first mission Lieutenant Dan Lenson has a chance to make naval history.But when the system develops a sinister virus and a sailor takes his own life amid ugly allegations, Lenson finds himself caught in a web of betrayal. Now, on the treacherous Windward Passage between the U.S. and Cuba, he'll underg...

Dr. Jack Scales, a prominent neurosurgeon, is at the peak of his career. To celebrate, he decides to make up for lost time and buys a sailing yacht christened Slow Dance, for a family cruise to Bermuda. But the family is strained: Jack's wife Arlen is secretly considering leaving the marriage; Rick, their bipolar twenty-year-old son, may need to be committed to a group home; Haley, a rebellious teenager, would rather be anywhere but trapped on a boat with her family; and Jack himself is no...

In the freezing Antarctic, an anti-whaling expedition takes a violent turn when targeted by a massive creature with a murderous agenda.After a tragic accident ruins her career, primate behaviorist Dr. Sara Pollard joins anti-whaling activists on a round-the-world racing yacht as their resident scientist. Descendant of a Nantucket captain whose ship was sunk by a rogue whale, Pollard aims to sail from Argentina to the stormy Antarctic Sea. There they'll shadow, hara...

"Worried about AI and what it means for the writer? In Writing in the Age of AI, David Poyer’s easy style and able marksmanship pins all the key issues and a lot more. Astute, reassuring, honest." – Kevin Doyle, Chair, Irish Writers Union; author*, A River Of Bodies*“A remarkable book that balances wit, seriousness, technical information and a writerly expression of hope and creativity . . . should be enjoyed by all; writers, readers, techies and others.” – Rashidah Ismail...

The war against China turns dire, as the United States struggles to survive in this gripping thriller featuring Navy commander Dan LensonAfter the United States suffers a devastating nuclear attack, and facing food shortages, power outages, cyber and AI assaults, and a wrecked economy, Admiral Dan Lenson leads an allied force assigned to turn the tide of war in the Pacific, using precisely targeted missiles and high-tech weapons systems.But as the campaign ...

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." – Clive Cussler"Tiller Galloway is a terrific hero . . . A fast-paced, convincing thriller set in an unusual locale." – Baltimore Sun"Plot twists and turns that chart a tricky course through the deep waters of human need and greed." – Ocala Star-Banner"Compelling! One of the best mystery adventures about the sea I've encountered." -- Muncie Star"Local atmosphere and a good knowledge of tre...

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." – Clive Cussler“Plunges the reader into a briny brew . . . a scary adventure.” – New York Times Book Review“For those who like in-your-face action, Louisiana Blue is worth the plunge.” – Library JournalUSA Today -bestselling author David Poyer writes gripping undersea thrillers in the tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald. Salvage diver and ex-con Tiller Galloway’s vowed he’ll never wor...