Devil's Gate [Hardcover]
- Author by Cussler, Clive; Brown, Graham
Editorial Reviews
From Publisher
The extraordinary new novel in the #1 "New York Times"- bestselling series.
A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster- when their boat explodes. What is happening in that part of the world? As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA(r) Special Assignments Team rush to investigate, they find themselves drawn into the extraordinary ambitions of an African dictator, the creation of a weapon of almost mythical power, and an unimaginably audacious plan to extort the world's major nations. Their penalty for refusal? The destruction of their greatest cities.
Filled with the high-stakes suspense and boundless invention unique to Cussler, "Devil's Gate" is one of the most thrilling novels yet from the grand master of adventure.
Reviews
- From Publishers Weekly
- Sierra Leones ambitious dictator, Djemma Garand, has coerced Alexander Cochrane into constructing a directed-energy weapon of incredible power, which can cook people from the inside out in the action-packed ninth Kurt Austin adventure (after 2009s Medusa) from bestseller Cussler and new collaborator Brown (Black Rain). A test of the weapon on a cargo vessel happens to occur near a ship transporting Austin and his NUMA (National Underwater Maritime Agency) Special Operations Team to the Azores. Austins rescue attempt of the stricken boat brings him into direct conflict with Andras, a vicious thug in Garands employ. Both men escape to battle another day in a James Bondlike plot that includes an attractive Russian scientist, Katarina Luskaya, who becomes both love interest and hostage. In the end, Andras conveniently gives Austin a fighting chance to escape a death trap. Thriller fans who arent too picky about credibility will be most rewarded. (Nov.) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.
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