The Jericho Storm — Mack Maloney

The best high-action thriller writer out there today, bar none.—Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author There's a monster in Tokyo Bay.Hundreds of feet tall and breathing fire, it's able to destroy whole cities, sink entire battle fleets and knock swarms of jet fighters from the sky.But there's another, even more dangerous resident of the bay: a secretive psychopath intent on booby-trapping the planet with nuclear-armed IEDs unless the world's population bends to their demands.Meanwhile, a mysterious group of re-born medieval warriors has suddenly taken to the air, strange signals are being picked up from outer space and witnesses report seeing hundreds of ghost planes flying in the night skies.Sailing aboard the United American Navy's mega aircraft carrier, the USS USA, Hawk Hunter and his fighter-pilot allies must investigate these unusual occurrences all while trying to thwart the super-criminal's apocalyptic plans, even if it means starting World War Four.