New Zealand has the fourth-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, a vast ocean often exploited by those ruthless enough to venture into largely unguarded waters. Now with the discovery of valuable resources on the ocean floor by a marine research vessel, the race is on to capitalise on them before anyone else does. Jones - a former military officer, living off the grid and grudgingly pulled back to active duty, must return to his shadowy past life in order to stop the secret getting out… and he is not alone in the hunt for what lies beneath the ocean surface.

New Zealand has the fourth-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, a vast ocean often exploited by those ruthless enough to venture into largely unguarded waters. Now with the discovery of valuable resources on the ocean floor by a marine research vessel, the race is on to capitalise on them before anyone else does. Jones - a former military officer, living off the grid and grudgingly pulled back to active duty, must return to his shadowy past life in order to stop the secret getting out… and he is not alone in the hunt for what lies beneath the ocean surface. Aided by help from unexpected allies, a group of civilian scientists at the centre of the find, Jones must fight unknown enemies and unexpected threats from the ocean itself... his ultimate goal to stay alive long enough to complete his mission and return to his life of solitude.

Cliff Hedley is an Auckland, New Zealand-based author and musician.  EEZ is his first novel release, set entirely within his home country, and fits into his preferred genre of action-adventure stories otherwise shared with some of his favourite authors, such as Lee Child, Tom Clancy and Matthew Reilly.