Fans of Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler and Frederick Forsyth will love this fast-paced, unputdownable and breath-taking action thriller from the international bestseller and multi-million copy selling author Patrick Robinson. You won''t be able to put it down...

''The new Frederick Forsyth'' - GUARDIAN
''An absolutely marvellous thriller writer'' - Jack Higgins
''Britain''s answer to Tom Clancy'' - Sarah Broadhurst, BOOKSELLER
''A good thrilling ride'' -- ***** Reader review
''Great story telling from start to end'' -- ***** Reader review
''Spine chilling'' -- ***** Reader review
''Set in the present it is a believable piece of fiction but on a breath-taking scale.'' -- ***** Reader review
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FAST. FATAL. HEADING OUR WAY...

When the murder of a prominent geophysicist coincides with the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the White House views this as coincidence. But Admiral Morgan suspects the involvement of his nemesis, terrorist Major Ray Kerman.

Then comes the chilling threat - Kerman has a nuclear device, Scimitar SL-2, which he intends to launch straight into the heart of the volcano Cumbre Vieja, causing a massive tsunami to devastate the East Coast of the United States.

Shocked into action, Admiral Morgan returns to the White House to run Operation High Tide - a desperate race to evacuate the East Coast and locate the nuclear submarine before it launches its deadly weapon...

A volcano. A nuclear missile. An explosive, deadly threat to the West.