The Academy
A Dan Lenson Novel
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Publisher Description
With high ethical stakes and a suspenseful past-and-present narrative, The Academy is David Poyer's capstone novel in the Dan Lenson series.
In his final tour of duty after a remarkable career at sea, Dan Lenson is appointed Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. He begins at a difficult time: Congress is cutting military budgets in the wake of the devastating world war with China, calls for radical reform are upending traditions, and Dan himself faces legal jeopardy for his actions during the war. And when a Category 5 hurricane threatens to overwhelm the coast, Dan must fight to rescue the Academy itself.
Parallel to this narrative runs the dramatic story of Dan's years as a first class midshipman, 40 years ago. An Academy classmate commits suicide, and Dan is drawn into the investigation. The decisions he makes will affect his entire career and shape how he comes to lead troops in battle and at peace.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The sturdy 22nd installment in Poyer's series featuring Navy admiral Dan Lenson (after 2021's Arctic Sea) sees Lenson taking his post as the new superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. At first, Dan's up for the challenge of rehabilitating the academy, which has been battered by falling applications, sky-high expenditures, and reports of sexual assault. Toss in the suspicious death of a senior midshipman and an impending hurricane, and his problems begin to seem insurmountable. Flashbacks to 40 years earlier recount Dan's senior year at the academy, during which he was drawn into the investigation of a classmate's apparent suicide, and provide context for his present-day strategies as a military leader and his approach to the midshipman investigation. Poyer's irrepressible nostalgia for his own plebe days in Annapolis are a feature, not a bug: the flashback sections feel lived-in and immediate. Elsewhere, Poyer makes up for a lack of missiles, torpedoes, and enemy ships by generating top-notch suspense from the murder case and impending storm. This long-running naval series continues full-steam ahead.
Customer Reviews
Great capstone novel in the series
The Academy really brought the Dan Lenson series to a high point. And going back to his start in the Navy to this pinnacle of his career. I can only hope that another book may just take his journey a bit further. A door was left open in the last few pages! Maybe CNO, maybe Blair becoming President?