Arctic Gold

Publisher Marketing: 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 DeFrancesca 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" Contributor Bio:  Coonts, Stephen Stephen Coonts is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels that have been translated and published around the world. A former naval aviator and Vietnam combat veteran, he is a graduate of West Virginia University and the University of Colorado School of Law. He lives in Colorado. Contributor Bio:  Keith, William H, Jr. William H. Keith, Jr., is a top-selling writer of science fiction and military fiction, author of over 50 novels, including the aWarstridera and aSeals: The Warrior Breeda series for Avon Books. His "Tactics of Duty" (Roc) won the Award for Best Game Related Fiction of the year. Keith has continued the saga of the Bolo--Keith Laumer's other popular creation--with several successful novels. Contributor Bio:  Gigante, Phil Phil Gigante is an APA Audie Award winner (The Dark Highlander, The Stainless Steel Rat, and The Watch That Ends the Night), and winner of over a dozen Audiofile Magazine Earphones Awards. He has narrated and directed more than 250 books, and was twice named a "Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense" by Audiofile Magazine. He has been named a Best Male Narrator in the categories of Romance, Science Fiction, Militaria, and Mystery/Suspense, as well as "Favorite Dual Narrator" (with Natalie Ross). Phil also works in film, TV and radio, and is the Producer/Director of Gigantic Productions theatre company. He makes his home in the Midwest.