Shark Mutiny, The

Description:
This is set in 2007. The strait of Hormuz is ablaze with the wreckage of three gigantic supertankers. World oil prices skyrocket. US Military Intelligence concludes that behind this catastrophe at the gateway to the Gulf stands Iran, assisted by an expansionist China. The US Navy thunders across Hormuz. The Presidents National Security Adviser, Admiral Arnold Morgan, threatens the Iranian Navy with annihilation. Then he rounds on China, unleashing the US Navy SEALS to deal mortal blows to China's ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The scenario is lethal as the SEAL try to fight their way out of the swamps of Burma...and that's when the Commanding Officer of the nuclear submarine USS Shark throws the entire operation into jeopardy.

Review:
Oil prices rocket after a series of massive underwater explosions has left three huge oil tankers burning fiercely in the Strait of Hormuz. US military intelligence concludes that with China's help, Iran has carried out its threat to lay a minefield across the narrow seaway. An American task force plans to eliminate China's brand new oil refinery and flatten their new Burmese navy base. The Navy SEALs go in but are soon on the run. The commander of the submarine USS Shark must decide whether to risk the ship to save a handful of men.

Author Biography:
Patrick Robinson was born in England and, in addition to his novels, has written numerous non-fiction books, including True Blue and Born to Win.