The Circle (Dan Lenson Series #3)

by David Poyer

Overview

For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas.

As the Ryan plunges into the dark waters of the Arctic Circle at the height of storm season, Lenson and the crew pursue a mysterious and menacing enemy. But he soon discovers a foe even more dangerous within the Ryan, advancing a shocking agenda that drives the ship closer and closer to disaster-testing Lenson's life and loyalty to their very limit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466848207
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/02/2013
Series:	Dan Lenson Series , #3
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	543
Sales rank:	450,319
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David Poyer graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, and served on destroyers and amphibious ships. He transferred to reserve commission in 1977 and began writing. His other novels of the U.S. Navy, The Med, The Gulf, and The Passage, also feature Dan Lenson. He recently was the Distinguished Visiting Author at the U.S. Naval Academy. Poyer lives with his wife and daughter on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

DAVID POYER's sea career included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific. He's the author of over forty novels and works of nonfiction including the War with China series: Tipping Point, Onslaught, Hunter Killer, and Deep War. Poyer's work has been required reading in the Literature of the Sea course at the U.S. Naval Academy, along with that of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville. He lives on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today.

Editorial Reviews

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." —Clive Cussler

"Impressive...original...convincing...compelling...moving...echoes The Caine Mutiny." —Publishers Weekly

"Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above, or below the water." —The New York Times Book Review

"Not just a good tale of the sea...a thoughtful examination of the human condition, of human reactions to stress." —Jacksonville Times-Union

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