Deutermann, Peter T.

Lt. Cam Richter of the Manceford County, North Carolina, sheriff's department, faces pressure and threats from all sides when he is assigned to investigate the vigilante murders of two lowlifes who killed a gas station attendant and several innocent bystanders and were then let off on a technicality by a stubborn judge who just happens to be Richter's ex-wife and sometimes lover.

When Julie Markham becomes a suspect in a deadly accident at the United States Naval Academy, her father hires a powerful attorney to defend her but the case gets complicated when a civilian security officer gets involved in the investigation.

Their military careers transformed by the attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy nurse Glory grieves for the loss of her husband while ship officer Marsh battles his way toward Leyte Gulf and fighter pilot Mick struggles with the drinking problem for which he was grounded.