Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Into the Fire: A Novel

Tensions flare in Northwest Asia and Op-Center races to prevent World War III in this chilling ripped-from-the-headlines thriller from the authors of the USA Today bestseller Out of the AshesWhen a team of assassins murder a high-ranking North Korean general and his family in their sleep making it look like a robbery events are set in motion that could shake the balance of world powers Meanwhile a US naval combat ship the USS Milwaukee is attacked by North Korean forces in the middle of a training exercise off the shore of South Korea and Commander Kate Bigelow is forced to ground the ship to avoid being captured The crew takes refuge on a tiny island trapped dangerously between the grounded ship and a fleet of hostile North Korean soldiers Op-Center intelligence discovers a secret alliance behind the attacka pact between China and North Korea that guarantees China total control of a vast oil reserve found beneath the Yellow Sea As both sides marshal their forces for a major confrontation at sea Chase Williams and his Op-Center organization devise a plan to secretly spirit the American crew from the island and out from under North Korean control But the North Koreans are not finished In a desperate gamble they unleash a terrorist cell on the American homeland Only Op-Center can uncover their plan and stop it in time to prevent a major catastrophe that could lead to all-out war.