Wanneer de Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken op weg naar Libië met een vliegtuig neerstort, huurt de CIA kapitein Juan Cabrillo in om haar op te sporen. De bemanning van het spionageschip de Oregon weet het vliegtuig te traceren, maar de minister is verdwenen. Een terroristisch meesterbrein heeft plannen die Cabrillo moet zien te verijdelen. Maar wat is het verband tussen een oorlog van tweehonderd jaar geleden en eeuwenoude perkamentrollen waar de Libiërs naar op zoek zijn?
The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo. Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their newest clients have come from the Far East to ask for Cabrillo's special brand of assistance: a consortium of Japanese shipping magnates whose fortunes are being threatened by brutal pirates trolling the waters of Southeast Asia. Normally, such attacks on the high seas are limited to smaller ships and foreign-owned yachts-easy targets on the open ocean. Now, however, giant commercial freighters are disappearing. But when Cabrillo confronts the enemy, he learns that the pirates' predations hide a deadly international conspiracy-a scheme of death and slavery that Juan Cabrillo is going to blow out of the water.
Bidding on a rare diary, written during the French attempt to dig the Panama Canal, geologist Philip Mercer finds himself caught up in a complex Chinese plot to trigger a shift in the world's balance of power.
In this thrilling adventure, geologist Philip Mercer faces an impending apocalypse, combining his expertise with high-stakes action. As he navigates through perilous situations, readers are taken on a journey filled with suspense and discovery. The narrative promises to engage fans of adventure and disaster, showcasing Mercer's resilience and intellect in the face of global catastrophe. Jack Du Brul's signature storytelling captivates with a blend of science and adventure, making for an exhilarating read.
Detective Isaac Bell's investigation into an attempted assassination brings him to the construction site of the Panama Canal--and straight into a nest of vipers--in the latest adventure in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from Clive Cussler. Detective Isaac Bell's wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the assassination of a U.S. Senator shortly after meeting the man. This heroic rescue is just the start of the mystery for Bell, who suspects that the would-be assassins have a much larger and more dangerous agenda--one involving the nearly constructed Panama Canal. While the senator supports the building of the canal, there are many, including a local Panamanian insurgency known as the Red Vipers, who never want to see its completion. With millions of dollars and the fates of two nations at stake, Bell heads to Panama to find answers. After a deadly bombing at the canal's construction site, he is determined to stop the insurgents--or whoever is funding them--before they can attack again.
"As New England swelters in the summer of 1914, Detective Isaac Bell is asked to investigate a cache of missing rifles - only to discover something much more sinister. Whoever broke into this Winchester Factory wasn't looking to take weapons, they wanted to leave something in the shipping crates: a radio transmitter, set to summon a fleet of dreaded German U-boats. Someone is trying to keep American supplies from reaching British shores, and if Bell doesn't crack the conspiracy in time, the Atlantic Ocean will run red with blood. Bell must hunt down a new piece of technology that is allowing the Germans to rule the seas from New York to England. With the outcome of the war at stake and Franklin Roosevelt's orders on the line, Bell will risk everything to stop the U-Boats before they strike again."--Publisher
Seventy years after a murderous madman aboard the doomed Hindenburg tosses out a safe containing a dangerous secret, Philip Mercer teams up with field researcher Cali Stone to figure out why a central African village is experiencing high rates of cancer.
Set against the backdrop of a stolen Soviet plot to sabotage the Alaskan oil pipeline, the story unfolds as ex-KGB agent Ivan Kerikov teams up with an Arab oil minister to execute their dangerous plan. However, their scheme faces an unexpected obstacle in Philip Mercer, a determined individual ready to thwart their efforts. The narrative weaves tension and intrigue as Mercer confronts the formidable duo, highlighting themes of espionage and resilience.
Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ship Oregon have barely escaped a mission on the Congo River when they intercept a mayday from a defenceless boat under fire off the African coast. Cabrillo takes action, saving the beautiful Sloane Macintyre - who's looking for a long-submerged ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds. But what surprises Cabrillo is her story about a crazy fisherman who claims to have been attacked on the open sea by giant metal snakes in the same area. What begins as a snake hunt leads Cabrillo onto the trail of a far more lethal quarry - a deranged militant and his followers who plan to unleash the devastating power of nature itself against all who oppose them. In his latest bestseller, Clive Cussler, the Grandmaster of Adventure, shows once again that when it comes to page-turning action, he's the man to beat.
