A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores--then it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster--then their boat explodes. As Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA 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. 600,000 print. (Men's Adventure)

Reviews

Here is another suspense-filled Cussler novel in the "NUMA" series featuring Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA special assignments team. A brutal African dictator has kidnapped the top superconductor experts from around the globe in order to build a powerful weapon to threaten major world powers. Actor Scott Brick, who has narrated previous "NUMA" audiobooks, does an excellent job reading this exciting installment to the series. He captures perfectly the Russian accents and the romantic repartee between Kurt and the beautiful Russian scientist he is trying to protect. -VERDICT Recommended for Cussler's numerous devotees and under-water adventure fans. [The Putnam hc, published last November, was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Ilka Gordon, Siegal Coll. of Judaic Studies Lib., Cleveland (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.