An Annapolis graduate, retired naval officer, and Distinguished Visiting Writer at the Naval Academy, David Poyer’s novels have been required reading in the Literature of the Sea course there, along with those of Joseph Conrad and Herman Melville.Poyer has spent thousands of hours researching articles for Shipmate, the U.S. Naval Academy’s magazine, of which he is the contributing editor. Extensively footnoted, these extraordinary stories of adventure and courage span Amer...

“Wise, practical, encouraging, and packed with valuable information . . . highlights every writer's advantages against the current fad for AI-generated text: imagination, individual voice, and the talent to create life through words.” – George Witte, Editor in Chief, St. Martin's Press“Comprehensive and entertainingly written . . . . offers valuable insights, tips, and good, solid boots on the ground wisdom.” — Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys and A...

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." – Clive Cussler"Tiller Galloway is a terrific hero . . . A fast-paced, convincing thriller set in an unusual locale." – Baltimore Sun"Plot twists and turns that chart a tricky course through the deep waters of human need and greed." – Ocala Star-Banner"Compelling! One of the best mystery adventures about the sea I've encountered." -- Muncie Star"Local atmosphere and a good knowledge of tre...

A new thriller from the bestselling master of undersea adventure!Tiller Galloway, black-sheep hero of HATTERAS BLUE, BAHAMAS BLUE, LOUISIANA BLUE, and DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA, is back! When the IRS begins asking how a blue-collar oilfield diver and ex-con drug smuggler ended up so filthy rich, Galloway decamps with his teenage son Max to Mexico.There, July Toll, whom Tiller knew from cave diving in Florida, has been hired to help hunt for a mysterious "Site X...

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." – Clive Cussler“Plunges the reader into a briny brew . . . a scary adventure.” – New York Times Book Review“For those who like in-your-face action, Louisiana Blue is worth the plunge.” – Library JournalUSA Today -bestselling author David Poyer writes gripping undersea thrillers in the tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald. Salvage diver and ex-con Tiller Galloway’s vowed he’ll never wor...

"Worried about AI and what it means for the writer? In Writing in the Age of AI, David Poyer’s easy style and able marksmanship pins all the key issues and a lot more. Astute, reassuring, honest." – Kevin Doyle, Chair, Irish Writers Union; author*, A River Of Bodies*“A remarkable book that balances wit, seriousness, technical information and a writerly expression of hope and creativity . . . should be enjoyed by all; writers, readers, techies and others.” – Rashidah Ismail...

"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." – Clive Cussler“Poyer has an accurate ear for dialogue and he fleshes out his characters.” – New York Times Book Review“Poyer’s ability to hold the reader’s interest is fantastic.” – Roanoke Times-UnionUSA Today -bestselling author David Poyer writes gripping undersea thrillers in the tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald.Salvage diver and ex-con Tiller Gallowa...

A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action, on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean.Cloaked by the mists of dawn, Task Force 61-- carrying tanks, aircraft, and over 5000 Marines-- steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold-- alive.With realism seldom seen in military fiction, The Med is a magnificent and timely epic that brings the human drama of armed conf...

Set during the 1960s in a small town, The Hill swirls high school sports, young lust, and a forbidden student-teacher affair into a hurricane that ravages a community.The Hill was Poyer's first novel, written as an experiment at the very beginning of his career. It prefigured characters, settings, and the themes of ethical choice and personal quandaries he would develop though the many books that followed: the later Hemlock County novels, set in the same remote area of Pennsylvania...

"A flight of the historical imagination that will leave readers dazzled " -- Thomas Fleming"Solid research buttresses Poyer's latest, a consistently engrossing WWII novel featuring FDR and skinny naval officer John Fitzgerald Kennedy. " - Publisher's Weekly"A consistently readable, fast-paced, intelligent tour of the elite politics of the U.S. as World War II drew to a close." - BooklistIt is the apocalyptic spring of 1945. Navy Reserve li...

Aboard the guided-missile frigate U.S.S. Turner Van Zandt, Lieutenant-Commander Dan Lenson and his dedicated crew take on a daring assignment: escort a convoy of supertankers through the mine-filled Persian Gulf.For Lenson and his men, however, the danger is only just beginning. When a missile from a hit-and-run enemy sinks a U.S. destroyer, every ship and aircraft in the area goes on red alert.As all hands prepare for the inevitable showdown with a hostile Middle ...

In the freezing Antarctic, an anti-whaling expedition takes a violent turn when targeted by a massive creature with a murderous agenda.After a tragic accident ruins her career, primate behaviorist Dr. Sara Pollard joins anti-whaling activists on a round-the-world racing yacht as their resident scientist. Descendant of a Nantucket captain whose ship was sunk by a rogue whale, Pollard aims to sail from Argentina to the stormy Antarctic Sea. There they'll shadow, hara...