Linus Schag, NCIS, Thrillers

A killer lurks beneath the waves of the western Pacific Ocean. The USS Encinitas, the first attack submarine crewed by both men and women, stalks the Crescent Moon, a renegade Iranian sub armed with nuclear-tipped missiles. But another predator hides aboard the American sub, a murderer who has already left a trail of dead women behind on shore. While the crew of the Encinitas plays a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the Crescent Moon, NCIS investigator Linus Schag must discover the killer's identity before his – or her – blood lust leads to the submarine's total destruction. MARTIN ROY HILL is the author of two national award-winning series-the Linus Schag, NCIS, thrillers and the Peter Brandt mysteries-the USCG DSF-Papa sci-fi thrillers, Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella, and a collection of short stories, DUTY. He is a former journalist and national award-winning investigative reporter for newspapers and magazines. His nonfiction work has appeared in Reader's Digest, LIFE, Newsweek, Omni, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, ALT HIST: The Journal of Historical Fiction and Alternate History, Nebula Rift, Mystery Weekly, Crimson Streets, and others.​​​​​​​He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, Winke, and their three feline overlords.​​​​​​​ From the depths of the Western Pacific to the mountains of California, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Linus Schag's investigations pit him against serial killers, mercenaries, and corrupt officials.

2017 Best Mystery/Suspense Novel (Best Independent Book Awards)2018 Clue Award for Best Thriller (Chaticleer International Book Awards)Meet William Butcher, aka The Butcher, former Navy SEAL, now a disgraced ex-NCIS agent.Those who stole $9 billion in cash from Iraq want him dead.The cops want him for murder.Butcher's only hope is his former NCIS colleague and closest friend, Linus Schag.Together Schag and Butcher tear away the veil of conspiracy, uncovering a criminal enterprise reaching into the highest levels of government.Ripped from today's headlines, this sequel to Martin Roy Hill's highly praised The Killing Depths takes the reader from the California mountains to the coastal waters of the Pacific into the dangerous world of war-profiteers and international mercenaries, and is guaranteed to keep readers on edge until its final, explosive climax. MARTIN ROY HILL is the author of two national award-winning series-the Linus Schag, NCIS, thrillers and the Peter Brandt mysteries-the USCG DSF-Papa sci-fi thrillers, Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella, and a collection of short stories, DUTY. He is a former journalist and national award-winning investigative reporter for newspapers and magazines. His nonfiction work has appeared in Reader's Digest, LIFE, Newsweek, Omni, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, ALT HIST: The Journal of Historical Fiction and Alternate History, Nebula Rift, Mystery Weekly, Crimson Streets, and others.​​​​​​​He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, Winke, and their three feline overlords.​​​​​​​ From the depths of the Western Pacific to the mountains of California, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Linus Schag's investigations pit him against serial killers, mercenaries, and corrupt officials.

NCIS Special Agent Linus Schag is no stranger to violence and bloodshed, but when he's sent to Iraq to take custody of two Navy SEALs suspected of murder, he finds himself thrust into a manmade inferno as coalition forces fight to free northern Iraq from the Islamic extremist group called ISIS.The explosion of an IED allows the SEALs, suspected of killing a fellow commando, to escape and flee up the Tigris River in a stolen Navy patrol boat. Schag pursues the SEALs in another boat assisted by an Army criminal investigator, a vengeful Iraqi interpreter, and a hostile Navy boat crew. Facing danger at each bend in the river, Schag and his companions endure ambushes, firefights, and friendly fire as he tries to discover the secret that lures the SEALs straight into the dark heart of an ISIS-made hell on earth. MARTIN ROY HILL is the author of two national award-winning series-the Linus Schag, NCIS, thrillers and the Peter Brandt mysteries-the USCG DSF-Papa sci-fi thrillers, Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella, and a collection of short stories, DUTY. He is a former journalist and national award-winning investigative reporter for newspapers and magazines. His nonfiction work has appeared in Reader's Digest, LIFE, Newsweek, Omni, the Los Angeles Times, and many others. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, ALT HIST: The Journal of Historical Fiction and Alternate History, Nebula Rift, Mystery Weekly, Crimson Streets, and others.​​​​​​​He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, Winke, and their three feline overlords.​​​​​​​ From the depths of the Western Pacific to the mountains of California, Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Linus Schag's investigations pit him against serial killers, mercenaries, and corrupt officials.