THE STRAIT is a novel about Al Queda linked terrorists planning to sink super tankers in the Strait of Malacca. It is an action/adventure novel written by a man who's carefully researched his subject and is very familiar with the US Navy's newest ships, weapons systems and tactics. The plot's right out of today's headline news i.e., the real threat of the sinking of a fully loaded super tanker in the narrow choke point of one of the world's busiest...