Danger #14

Wildcatter Wayde Crandal stakes his entire fortune on building an oil well to prove himself to Big Hugh Norton and win the heart of Norton's daughter Sally—but the ruthless oil tycoon won't tolerate competition, sabotaging Wayde's operation and escalating their rivalry into an all-out battle. When disaster strikes Norton's own wells, Wayde must confront whether his pride matters more than doing what's right, even to a man who's shown him no mercy.

Jack Carruthers has spent twenty years as a sandhog—tunneling beneath rivers, living with constant danger—but nothing prepared him for the young promotion Dave O'Brien received after an experienced partner is lost in the West River tunnel construction. Skeptical and resentful, Jack tests the kid's mettle through grueling shifts and mounting crises, from tunnel fires to catastrophic blowouts, discovering whether raw courage and determination can truly make a sandhog. In the depths and pressures of the river, both men will learn what it takes to earn respect in the hardest job there is.

PVT. Bill Graff has spent his tour in Korea boring his outfit with boasts about his glory days as a race driver, until a supply run puts his legendary skills to the test—and forces him to confront the crash that ended his driving career years ago. When a desperate tactical situation demands someone take a jeep through enemy fire to bring back reinforcements, Graff volunteers despite his crippling fear, and discovers whether his old nerve can return when it matters most. A gritty Korean War story about swagger meeting reality, and what it takes to rebuild shattered confidence.

Jim Hendricks is a seasoned fire-fighter plucked from a routine blaze and recruited by the F.B.I. to take command of fire control at the Brown Haver Atomic Plant—one of the world's largest uranium facilities. When a catastrophic explosion tears through the plant and flames race toward the atomic pile itself, Hendricks must make a split-second decision that could mean the difference between saving thousands of lives or watching everything go up in atomic fire. His skill, nerve, and willingness to walk into hell itself are about to face their ultimate test.