The third book in the 'Anderson' series sees Lieutenant Commander Chris Anderson relegated to navigating a desk in Portsmouth Naval Base, and planning a holiday to consider his future.
As he prepares to depart, the French nuclear powered aircraft carrier Richelieu arrives in the Solent on a goodwill visit. Also visiting the city is the New Zealand based environmental campaigner Dr Judith MacCarron who is planning to sink the ship.
Who are the paymasters and the puppet masters behind the idea?
An elderly frigate moves slowly through the harbour, seemingly yet another warship movement in the midst of the bustling port and dockyard, and yet something is amiss . . .
Anderson and an unlikely ally need to prevent the political, economic and reputational devastation that the foundering of a nuclear-powered ship would cause, and with Jamieson and Kuznetsov distracted by events elsewhere, he is left to rely upon his own ingenuity and the skills of others.
