Storming Intrepid by Payne Harrison

A high-stakes techno-thriller in which a clandestine U.S. intelligence vessel is seized by hostile forces, triggering a tense race by intelligence operatives and special-operations teams to unravel a wider conspiracy, reclaim the ship, and avert an international crisis; the novel blends political intrigue, espionage, and high-technology action as the protagonists confront betrayal, shifting alliances, and the dangerous consequences of modern surveillance warfare.

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