Those who thrill to the blip of sonar and the thud of torpedoes, however, will relish the author's latest deep-water dive. DiMercurio's matter-of-fact style squeezes much of the tension out of the story, and some readers may find his characters' sub-speak awfully dry. Free with Kindle Unlimited membership Join Now. The initial confrontation with Japan leaves Pacino in charge of a minimal fleet against overwhelming odds, but a lone, specially armed American sub may save the day-if it can reach the Sea of China in time. By Michael DiMercurio - Voyage of the Devilfish () Hardcover by Michael DiMercurio. Barracuda, Final Bearing is an absolutely accurate representation by a veteran Navy officer of submarine combat, both as it exists today and as it will surely exist in the very near future. All this takes place early in the next century, as the first female president follows the lead of a returning DiMercurio hero, the maverick Admiral Michael Pacino, in agreeing to the step that puts the world at the brink of war. Admiral Michael Pacino returns as advisor to Captain David Kane, whose 'mission impossible' is to sink the Japanese sub fleet. blockade of Japan and a confrontation between the U.S. For several years Michael and his fellow submariners traveled the globe giving the Russians fits and driving the Libyans right around the bend.

A high-tech submarine thriller follows Admiral Michael Pacino as he emerges. Michael was the main propulsion assistant to the chief engineer (MPA) and machinery division officer and senior lieutenant aboard ('bull' LT) the nuclear powered attack submarine USS Hammerhead.

When those means backfire, events escalate into a U.N. Image for Barracuda Final Bearing used book. Especially impressive here are the futuristic methods employed by a Japanese spy infiltrating a new nation's atomic missile site, and the unique means employed by Japan to try to render that site useless. As a former officer of the USS Hammerhead, DiMercurio knows his submarines, and the high-tech detail that he brings to his fourth undersea thriller (after Phoenix Sub Zero) should delight fans of the genre.

Barracuda by Michael DiMercurio