A confrontation of nuclear submarines just 200 miles off the American coast is the scenario of this riveting novel by a former U.S. Navy submarine officer. At the center of the deadly conflict are two men on a mission: One wants to find his father's killer, while the other wants to destroy glastnost and provoke a war. The ensuing underwater chases and battles build to a stunning showdown.

Admiral of the Russian Northern Fleet of Submarines Alexi Novskoyy, frustrated at what he sees as his nation's timid world presence in the post-Cold War era, sets out for the Arctic Circle aboard the OMEGA-class, state-of-the-art flagship vessel F.S. Kaliningrad. From there he secretly plots to deploy his fleet compliance in drastic top-level negotiations. Meanwhile, Michael Pacino, captain of the USS Devilfish, is sent to the Northern Polar Icecap to get a sound-signature of the Kaliningrad. Pacino soon learns that Novskoyy - the man who murdered his father over twenty years before during the Cold War - is commanding the Russian vessel. The ensuing underwater chases and battles build to a stunning showdown between the two submarines both below and above the icecap at the top of the world...