This gripping novel full of action and suspense introduces us to Captain Jake Rogers, a hardened smuggler transporting contraband through the U-boat infested waters of the North Atlantic in the beginning phases of World War II. Rumored to have killed someone in America before beginning his career at sea, he takes on cargo few other captains would be willing to carry—if the price is right. But after witnessing the oppression of Jews in Amsterdam, Rogers agrees to take on the most dangerous cargo he’s ever transported: a Jewish family fleeing Nazi persecution. Pursued by Oberleutnant Viktor Brauer, a brutal U-boat captain who will stop at nothing to send Rogers and his crew to the bottom of the ocean, the normally aloof Rogers finds himself drawn in by the family’s warmth and faith, and is increasingly willing to do whatever it takes to get them to safety—even sacrificing his own ship to defeat the indefatigable Brauer. A thrilling, beautifully written story of adventure and compassion in the time of an unforgiving European world war, The Hunt for The Peggy C not only creates a fascinating, believable, and visual world of its own, but keeps readers on the edge of their seats from page one through the shocking, unpredictable end. Part Tom Clancy and part Kristen Hannah, with a dash of C.S. Forrester thrown in, The Hunt for the Peggy C will appeal to men and women of all ages. Unlike most World War II novels, it is a wonderful love story wrapped inside an action adventure. A page-turner from its opening line, it combines the intense war atmosphere of Das Boot with the tenderness and heroism of Casablanca. In fact, The Peggy C is told so vividly readers will wonder whether they are reading a novel or watching a movie. Understandably, The Peggy C has won unanimous praise from critics, authors, and everyday readers, who call it "fantastic," "awesome," "a tour de force of historical research," "a must read," and "reminiscent of The Nightingale." It’s already an award-winner, too. Appearing on the Hemingway Book Awards Short List, Peggy C was also a Clive Cussler Adventure Writers Competition semifinalist.