Starfighter (Strike Commander Book 1)

Major Jack Conway, ace fighter pilot, has been running since the end of the Interplanetary War. When his freighter stumbles across a conspiracy involving a long-forgotten alien empire and a cabal led by a ruthless Admiral willing to slaughter everyone that stands in their way, he can run no longer. Now he must rally his crew of rogues and renegades in a battle to the death, with the fate of all mankind hanging in the balance...