Deepkill — Michael Kilian

In an underwater valley known as Deepkill, off the coast of Delaware, a live nuclear bomb lies in thirty feet of water...

Is it a figment of a dying man's imagination -- or a weapon of mass destruction?

With perhaps just a year to live, retired Air Force pilot Burl Schilling wants the truth to be known about that night in 1967 -- when engine failure caused his crew to dump its deadly cargo. But the Air Force wants to pretend it never happened. and writes off his concerns...

Is it a harmless rumor -- or a terrorist's dream?

When a plot to blow up the Chesapeake Bay Bridge fails, Coast Guard Investigative Service Special Agent Erik Westman is drawn in to the hunt for the terrorist cell. From Schilling, he hears the story of Deepkill, and knows that the search for the bomb can't stay secret for long -- especially from terrorists on the run and desperate to kill as many Americans as possible...

In a novel as timely as it is terrifying, Michael Kilian delivers doomsday scenario of the United States's own making. It's premise will keep you up at night -- and its breathtaking suspense will keep you turning pages until the explosive end...