A spy plane gathering data on a new Russian weapon is blown out of the sky by a mysterious MiG. Is it an accident or the star of the next world war? One U.S.agency has what it takes to find out-the National Security Agency and its covert operations team: DEEP BLACK. Working for the NSA, ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean es dispatched to Russia, hooking up with former Delta Force trooper Lia DeFrancesca to find out what happened to the plane. The team stumbles across an even more alarming secret-a plot to assassinate the Russian president and overthrow the democratic government by force. The coup could have dire consequences for Russia and the world. With no clearence from the government it's called no to protect, the NSA goes to war. But before Lia and Dean can unravel the conspiracy, they learn that one of the spy plane's passengers-and NSA techie-survived the crash. Critical information could fall into enemy hands. And that enemy is playing to the death.