David Bruns and J. R. Olson—authors of the acclaimed Command and Control series—deliver a high-stakes thriller packed with espionage, geopolitical tension, and military action. Perfect for fans of Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn.

When a Brazilian submarine sinks with all hands on board, the world calls it a tragic accident.

CIA officer Harrison Kohl calls it sabotage—engineered by China’s Ministry of State Security.

In the aftermath, Beijing moves swiftly, parlaying the disaster into an exclusive minerals deal and a contract to supply Brazil with a fleet of state-of-the-art nuclear-powered submarines. And in a single stroke, China secures a strategic foothold in America’s backyard.

With the President’s reelection campaign in full swing and Washington determined to avoid a public confrontation, Kohl receives a covert directive: break Beijing’s grip on Brazil—without igniting an international crisis.

With a burned CIA asset, a known traitor to the US, and a naval officer whose career is on the line, Harrison masterminds a high-risk operation to undermine the new Chinese submarine being built in Rio de Janeiro.

Success makes him a genius.

Failure means the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere is altered forever.

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Praise for the authors:

“…compares with the best of the timeless classics by Tom Clancy, Dale Brown, and Stephen Coonts.” —Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical

"With their background in the U.S. Navy, both Bruns and Olson have the right stuff to create a realistic military tale." ?Booklist

“These two guys have lived it. Now they’re writing it.” —Don Keith, author of Only the Brave and Final Bearing

“…some of the best combat writing I’ve seen since Tom Clancy.” —Jason Kasper, USA Today bestselling author of The Enemies of My Country

About The Authors

David Bruns

David Bruns earned a Bachelor of Science in Honors English from the United States Naval Academy. (That’s not a typo. He’s probably the only English major you’ll ever meet who took multiple semesters of calculus, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, naval architecture, and weapons systems just so he could read some Shakespeare. It was totally worth it.) Following six years as a US Navy submarine officer, David spent twenty years in the high-tech private sector. A graduate of the prestigious Clarion West Writers Workshop, he is the author of over twenty novels and dozens of short stories. Today, he co-writes contemporary national security thrillers with retired naval intelligence officer, J.R. Olson.

J.R. Olson

J.R. Olson graduated from Annapolis in May of 1990 with a BS in History. He served as a naval intelligence officer, retiring in March of 2011 at the rank of commander. His assignments during his 21-year career included duty aboard aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious ships, participation in numerous operations around the world, to include Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, and Afghanistan, and service in the U.S. Navy in strategic-level Human Intelligence (HUMINT) collection operations as a CIA-trained case officer. J.R. earned an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies at the U.S. Naval War College in 2004, and in August of 2018 he completed a Master of Public Affairs degree at the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. Today, J.R. often serves as a visiting lecturer, teaching national security courses in Carleton College's Department of Political Science, and hosts his radio show, National Security This Week, on KYMN Radio in Northfield, Minnesota.