Fate Stalks the Pacific Sky

the long version

Lieutenant David Miller has all the right credentials: Annapolis graduate, the gold wings of a naval aviator, and the recent completion of the Navy’s counterintelligence school. But he is lacking the most important ingredient in the real and deadly world of espionage —experience. His clandestine assignments use the luxurious Boeing 314 flying boat, operated by Pan American, as a cover Miller begins an unintended relationship with one of the passengers, a Japanese-American. His prejudice is tempered by her decidedly ‘American’ culture and personality but he is unsure of her loyalty to America. While aware of his shortcomings in espionage, Miller is totally unsuspecting of how ill prepared he is for a first serious encounter with a young lady who is aggressive for his affections. Will this relationship compromise the mission? Can youth and moral fortitude triumph over experience and savage treachery?