[Bill Nichols]

Silent Assault, by Benjamin E. Miller

The submarine U.S.S. Ohio stands ready to launch her missiles against an aggressor within her target area at the first sign of a credible threat. While under strict orders to maintain stealth, the Ohio's crew begins dying one by one from a deadly plague-and an unseen enemy waits to seize the ship's nuclear warheads and highly classified technology when she surfaces for evacuation. But a few of the Ohio's survivors have a plan of their own.