Yan Ying

About the Book

YÀN YǏNG: REGAL SHADOW

A Chappy Santos Novel

Charles “Chappy” Santos was supposed to be retired.

His son thought a luxury cruise to Bermuda might finally convince the old sailor that the ocean could be enjoyed instead of watched.

Then Chappy sees the wake.

It is little more than a disturbance behind the Regal Island, something thousands of passengers would never notice. But after decades hunting submarines for the United States Navy, Chappy knows the sea does not move without a reason.

Something is beneath them.

Half a world away, China has quietly sent its newest and most advanced attack submarine on a mission no American is supposed to know exists. The Yàn Yǐng, the Regal Shadow, has crossed the Atlantic to penetrate the defenses of the United States, gather intelligence, and prove that China can reach America’s doorstep without being seen.

It almost succeeds.

One phone call from Chappy turns a retired sailor’s suspicion into a hunt involving a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, a determined young tactical coordinator, and an adversary whose true mission could ignite an international crisis.

As hunter and hunted maneuver through the dark waters of the Atlantic, Chappy finds himself pulled back into a world he thought he had left behind.

Because some instincts never retire.

And sometimes the most dangerous thing in the ocean is the one nobody knows is there.