Known as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic," the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the winter of 1942 is the setting for this work of historical fiction. The exciting elements of nautical adventure and espionage converge in this tale of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances: ANNE MICHAELS, the young widow of a U.S. Marine who returns to her childhood home on Cape Hatteras to begin a life on her own. JOSEPH BRYANT, a tireless naval intelligence officer charged with finding a solution to the submarine menace. WOLF KRUGER, a decorated U-boat commander and propaganda hero who must harbor a dangerous secret about his family heritage.