‘Remarkable.’ Sunday Times
John Dancer was never meant to be activated. Not inside China.
Buried deep undercover, Dancer has survived for years as an American intelligence asset, running a courier business that grants him access to diplomats, corporations — and secrets worth killing for. His rule is simple: stay invisible.
Until his cover begins to crack.
As the Hong Kong handover looms, MI6 and the CIA greenlight a deniable black-ops mission designed to topple the Communist government in Beijing. Its delivery system is Project Deadwater — a next-generation Anglo-American stealth submarine capable of penetrating the most heavily defended waters on Earth.
But Deadwater can only succeed if John Dancer opens the door.
Forced into the operation, Dancer is paired with Lily Cheung, a woman with a dangerous past. Every move he makes tightens the net around him. Every contact brings Chinese intelligence closer.
Deadwater’s objective is brutally simple: insert a joint Special Forces team deep inside enemy territory — and disappear.
Then Dancer realises the truth. The mission was never meant to extract him. Project Deadwater will launch.
And John Dancer will be left behind.
Deadwater Deep is gripping, action-packed thriller perfect for fans of Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Duncan Falconer, Tom Clancy and Stephen Leather.
MEET THE HERO
John Dancer has survived for years by being unseen. Operating deep inside China, his courier business gives him access to people, places, and secrets no outsider should ever touch. He knows when to listen, when to vanish — and how fast attention can get you killed. Now his cover is failing, intelligence services are closing in, and he’s been pulled into a covert operation no one will admit exists. In a hidden war with global consequences, Dancer must risk everything — because staying alive means staying invisible.
