Tomahawk: A Dan Lenson Novel

David Poyer

Apr 2007 · Dan Lenson Novels Book 5 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

The bestselling novels of David Poyer have been read by millions around the world, and The New York Times Book Review has proclaimed: "Poyer knows what he is writing about when it comes to anything on, above or below the water." Now he unleashes a heart-pounding new novel combining the thrilling elements of military intrigue, Pentagon politics, Chinese espionage and human drama in his finest work to date.

It was a missile that would change the world. He was the man at ground zero.

Once Lieutenant-commander Dan Lenson had a ship and a family. Now he is on his own, deep within Washington's military industrial complex. His task: shepherd a controversial weapon through the Navy's testing process to deployment. But powerful forces are lined up against the Tomahawk missile-- and against Lenson. For Dan Lenson, separating his enemies from his friends is the beginning of the most dangerous war of all...

Ratings and reviews

I was moved by the soul searching by this naval Commander about the ethical implications of weapons development. Also a good mystery.

About the author

David Poyer's naval career has included service in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific. His nineteen novels have won millions of readers around the world, and his sea fiction is required reading in the Literature of the Sea course at the U.S. Naval Academy. Tomahawk is the fifth in his novel-cycle of the modern Navy, which also includes The Med, The Gulf, The Circle, and The Passage. He lives in Virginia with his wife and daughter.