Epitaph

By D. Clayton Meadows

Written in brief episodes, EPTAPH tells the dramatic tale of Russian and American submariners who set out to thwart a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear device placed at the base of Ellis Island, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. GRANT MCKINNON stands in a January snow storm, watching his USS MIAMI moored at the US Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. He is troubled by a message he has just received from VALERIK DANYANKOV, Commander of an AKULA class submarine, out of Lapadnaya Lista, the Russian Submarine Base. Their paths had crossed before, in OF ICE AND STEEL, and they had become friends. In the Persian Gulf, near Iran's Bander-E Abbas Naval Base, Commander ASHA FEROZ, aboard his old Russian KILO class submarine, has come up with a way to put into action his master's plan of revenge and destruction. Meanwhile, the Sonar operator aboard the USS TEXAS, in the Persian Gulf to monitor Iran's naval maneuvers as they test a new torpedo, separates a strange signature from the clutter of a fishing fleet. And the chase is on. In this day and age of GPS reckoning and hi-tech listening devices, little moves above, in or under the oceans of the world, without someone seeing it, unless you hide within plain sight. With every turn of the submarines' screws, EPITAPH's tension torques as the commanders converge in the cold waters of New York Harbor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979874440
• ISBN13: 9780979874444
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Big River Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Submarines on a Collision Course

EPITAPH tells the non-stop tale of Russian and American submariners who set out to thwart a terrorist plot to blow up a nuclear device placed in New York harbor during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In this day and age of GPS reckoning and hi-tech listening, little moves above or in the world oceans without someone noticing, unless you hide in plain sight. Nicely woven throughout this taut tale are the strands of hope for Commander McKinnon's broken heart & Captain First Rank Danyankov's frozen soul. Written in brief, rapid episodes, D. Clayton Meadows once again (his first was OF ICE AND STEEL) tells a haunting, thrilling tale of underwater hunts & warfare, complete with lucid descriptions of actions & materiel. Highly recommended for those who enjoy or remember the world of submariners, as well as for those of us who'll never, ever find themselves inside 'em! Could not put this gripping read down until the breath-taking & satisfactory ending. R. J. Brown is the author of STANDING THE WATCH: The Greatest Gift, a memoir & the upcoming cozy mystery THE DEAD HUSBAND.

5 Star High Seas High Jinks

EPITAPH is cover to cover adventure! Lovers of navel thrillers will be impressed at this second book by D. Clayton Meadows. I know I was. Of Ice And Steel: A Cataclysmic International Conflict Across Space And Time. would be hard book to follow for any author, however D. Clayton Meadows has fired all tubes and scored big time. EPITAPH would make a great movie with the thrills coming a knot a minute. Picking up this book will put all your other chores and cares on the back burner for the duration. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys high sea action. D. H. Brown Author of Honor Due: A citizen Warrior Novel (Book I) (Hardcover) & Honor Defended: A citizen Warrior Novel (Book II) (Hardcover)

5 STARS, AGAIN!!!

Once again, Don Meadows has come to us with another story relative to our times, involving the some of the characters from his previous book. Like Clancey, Don has hit a home run with a fictional account,and technically accurate, about the men and machines of the deep, submarines.Written by someone who has been there,done that, in the world of submarines. I would hope it is only a matter of time before his storys are made into movies,which would be a must see!!! You will not be disappointed! Wayne Frey-author, Russian Submarines, Guardians of hte Motherland