Juan Cabrillo may have finally met his match in The Pipeline, a criminal syndicate with a torpedo so deadly it could level entire cities. With millions of civilians under threat, the Oregon's crew must unravel a tangle of drug-smuggling routes and international conspiracies spanning from the Aegean Sea to the Indian Ocean, and find the weapon.

Mike Maden is the author of Clive Cussler's Hellburner, the critically acclaimed Drone series, and four novels in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan Jr. series. He holds both a master's and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Davis, specializing in international relations and comparative politics. He has lectured and consulted on the topics of war and the Middle East, among others. Maden has served as a political consultant and campaign manager in state and national elections, and hosted his own local weekly radio show.