OUT OF THE COLDIn the Arctic, two American intelligence operatives are kidnapped while investigating Russian submarinesa "a constant, covert presence beneath the ice caps. In Washington, ex-Marine Charlie Dean and his team at Desk Three trace the abduction back to the Russian mafiya, who have their sights set on the massive reserves of oil that lie thousands of feet below the oceana (TM)s floor. INTO THE LINE OF FIREWhile Dean is sent to the Arctic to rescue the hostages, the beautiful Lia DeFrancesca penetrates a heavily guarded dacha on the shores of the Black Sea. Here she learns the explosive truth about Russia and its Arctic oila "one that could cost Dean and his Deep Black team their livesa ]and drive the worlda (TM)s superpowers to the brink of war. a oeCoonts knows how to write and build suspense. . . a natural storyteller.a a " The New York Times Book Review a oeThe master of the techno-thriller.a a " Publishers Weekly