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The NUMA crew, under Kurt Austin’s direction, take on a blood-thirsty family with a fortune built on crime, in what may be race to discover the very secret of ever-lasting life in this heart-bounding installment in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Kurt Austin is mid-mission when his new colleague, the stunning archeologist Skye Labelle, is called away to examine a mysterious 16th-century military helmet discovered in the possession of a very contemporary-looking corpse. Ms. Labelle’s research on the armor draws her into the sights of a ruthless black-widow with her own plans for the artifact. As danger creeps closer to Ms. Labelle, a scientist half-way across the globe is kidnapped. At the same time, experts working to harvest an enzyme discovered two thousand feet down in the North Atlantic, in an area known as “Lost City,” start turning up dead. Worlds apart in location and areas of expertise, they all have something in common. And it’s up to Kurt Austin, with the help of Joe Zavala and the NUMA Special Assignments Team, to put the pieces together if he’s going to keep his friend safe.

Deep-sea explorer and government operative Kurt Austin must save the world from a deliberate viral outbreak in this thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author In the Micronesian islands, a top-secret U.S. government-sponsored undersea lab conducting vital biomedical research on a rare jellyfish known as the Blue Medusa suddenly disappears. At the same time, off Bermuda, a bathysphere is attacked by an underwater vehicle and left helpless a half-mile below the surface, its passengers—including Zavala—left to die. Only Kurt Austin’s heroic measures save them from a watery grave, but suspecting a connection, Austin puts the NUMA team on the case. Austin''s team has no way to prepare for what comes next: a hideous series of medical experiments, an extraordinarily ambitious Chinese criminal organization, and a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic. Austin and Zavala have been in tight spots before, but this time it’s not just their own skins they’re trying to save—it’s the lives of millions. Filled with the high-stakes suspense and boundless invention that are unique to Cussler, Medusa is the most thrilling novel yet from the grand master of adventure.

Aristotle "Soc" Socarides mystery.

NUMA operative Kurt Austin takes on a madman fronting as an evironmentalist in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Sixty years ago, an eccentric Hungarian genius discovered how to artificially trigger such a shift in the polar ice caps, which could cause massive eruptions, earthquaks, and even climate changes. But then his work disappeared, or so it was thought. Now, the charismatic leader of an antiglobalization group plans to use it to give the world’s industrialized nations a small jolt, before reversing the shift back again. The only problem is, it cannot be reversed. Once it starts, there is nothing anyone can do. Austin, Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team must make strange alliances to protect this technology from being exploited by their new and power-hungry nemesis before the entire planet is made to pay. Rich with all the hair-raising action and endless imagination that have become Cussler’s hallmarks, Polar Shift is a wonderful thriller—indeed, “vintage Cussler.”

UNDERWATER UNDERHANDEDNESS . . . A simple missing-persons case: Find Frederick Walther''s beautiful young daughter, who disappeared after a love affair turned sour. Simple, that is, until Leslie Walther''s lover turns up dead in a fishy place-the seal pool at the Woods Hole aquarium. Part-time fisherman-part-time private eye "Soc" Socarides finds the highly loathsome Tom Drake had a number of acquaintances, business rivals, ex-lovers, and an ex-wife-all with reason to want him dead. Soc''s investigation turns up so many knotted threads he could make a fishnet: a long-lost German U-boat, a cutting-edge underwater vehicle, corporate espionage, a shady munitions dealer, and a CIA spook from Soc''s distant past. Soc hopes the net will snare a murderer. But if he makes one wrong move, it could drag him down to a cold, wet, silent grave.

Hailed as a hero for the new millennium, NUMA leader Kurt Austin must protect the seas’ delicate ecosystem from a fish-farming organization with big plans for their genetically-modified product in this #1 New York Times-bestselling adventure series. A confrontation between a radical environmentalist group and a Danish cruiser leave many survivors trapped inside a sunken ship. But when the head of NUMA Special Assignments, Kurt Austin, and his colleague, Joe Zavala, are enlisted to run the rescue operation, they uncover a far more sinister agenda on the part of the supposed environmental group. Their agency, Sentinels of the Sea, is connected to a shadowy multinational corporation with plans for controlling the world’s oceans. And somebody within the company is willing to kill anyone who gets in the way. When Austin narrowly escapes an explosion on his own boat, he becomes certain he’s the next target. This can only mean he’s onto something big. In fact, he’s in the midst of an environmental disaster that has already begun, and only he and NUMA® stand in the way….

Leader of the NUMA Special Assignments team, Kurt Austin must work with a former KGB spy to save the United States from a lunatic with a generations-spanning grudge in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Kurt Austin is preparing for an interview while aboard a research vessel in the Black Sea. But his television spot suddenly becomes a rescue mission when the waiting film crew is attacked on a nearby island. With little information on the attackers, and no clue to their true agenda, Austin is forced to turn to an unlikely source: his old KGB Cold War adversary Vladimir Petrov. According to Petrov, the island is actually an old submarine base that’s been commandeered by clever mobster-turned-billionaire-businessman Mikhail Razov. Razov is certain he descends from the great Romanov family and he’s out to reclaim his rightful position as czar of Russia. With a powerful resource called “fire ice”, discovered by his mining company, Razov may just have the ammunition he needs to take over the modern world. To stop him, Austin will have to work with Petrov. And he’ll have to find out fast how much trust he can offer an old nemesis in this thrilling adventure that “goes down like a chilled Stolichnaya martini.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Something bad happened to Matinicus "Matt" Hawkins in Afghanistan. The ex-SEAL was grievously wounded in an ambush that killed men under his command and almost ended his life. When he pushed for an investigation, he was kicked out of the Navy with a psychiatric discharge. The doctors put his shattered leg back together, but the bitterness destroyed his marriage. Five years later, Hawkins is jerked out of his tranquil life as a designer of undersea robots. A super-secret government group wants him to go back to Afghanistan on a strange and dangerous mission. A Georgetown University historian has unearthed evidence that could lead to the fabulous treasure of Prester John, a legendary Christian ruler of an eastern empire. The historian has disappeared, and the government wants Hawkins to track down the treasure as a matter of national security. The centerpiece of the trove, an emerald-encrusted gold scepter, is the linchpin in the Prophet''s Necklace, code-name for a plot that is intended to kill more people than the attack on the Twin Towers and rally others to the terrorist cause. Hawkins sees his mission to foil the plot as an opportunity to search for answers. He pulls together an eclectic team that includes his ex-wife, a former comrade-in-arms and a mentally unstable computer whiz. Backed by his unlikely team, Hawkins will travel thousands of miles and hundreds of years on an amazing time-space odyssey. He''ll face off against a cold-blooded killer. Probe the underwater secrets of an ancient tomb. Navigate the treacherous stands of an unimaginable conspiracy. And in the process, will discover that there are treasures even more valuable than gold.

Cape Cod fisherman-sleuth Aristotle "Soc" Socarides juggles simultaneous investigations into a missing freighter, unexplained offshore attacks, and a children''s vacation camp threatened with bankruptcy.

En la sexta entrega de «Archivos NUMA», la icónica serie de aventuras de Clive Cussler, Kurt Austin y Joe Zavala deberán enfrentarse a un sabotaje ecológico de magnitudes fatales. Inversión polar: este es el nombre de un fenómeno que puede se diera a menudo en el pasado. Cuando se manifiesta en la actualidad, aunque mucho más débilmente, sigue desorientando a los pájaros, a los animales y daña las instalaciones eléctricas. En su forma más virulenta, causa erupciones volcánicas, terremotos y drásticos cambios climáticos. Así hasta llegar a una posible destrucción de toda la materia viva... Hace setenta años, un excéntrico científico húngaro descubrió cómo provocar artificialmente una inversión polar pero sus investigaciones desaparecieron (o eso se creía). Ahora, el carismático líder de un grupo antiglobalización planea utilizarlas para asustar a las naciones industrializadas. El único problema es que dicho proceso es irreversible y, una vez empieza, no se puede hacer nada para detenerlo. Austin, Zavala y el resto de la NUMA se han visto antes en situaciones muy comprometidas, pero nunca en una tan peligrosa como esta. Esta vez, incluso ellos pueden llegar demasiado tarde. Reseña: «Acción e imaginación desbordante, las marcas de fábrica de Clive Cussler.» Los Angeles Times

En este quinto volumen de la serie de novelas de aventuras trepidantes «Archivos NUMA», Kurt Austin y Joe Zavala deberán investigar una extraña serie de asesinatos cuyo nexo común es una cotizada enzima recientemente descubierta en el fondo del océano. Una enzima capaz de prolongar la vida ha sido descubierta a doscientos pies de profundidad en el Atlántico Norte, en el área conocida como «La Ciudad Perdida». Pero, ¿por qué todos los que se dedican a recogerla son asesinados? ¿Por qué los científicos de un remoto laboratorio griego desaparecen uno a uno? ¿Qué tiene todo esto que ver con un cuerpo que acaba de aparecer congelado en una cima de los Alpes? Para Kurt Austin, Jefe de la División de Proyectos Especiales de la NUMA, y su compañero Joe Zavala, está claro que alguien entorpece su trabajo, pero descubrir quién y por qué, será, sin que ellos lo imaginen, el mayor reto que han tenido que afrontar hasta ahora. Reseña: « La Ciudad Perdida es un thriller excepcional, uno de los mejores de Clive, el Poderoso.» Kirkus Reviews

In need of cash, sometime private detective Soc Socarides takes on the case of a murdered fisherman found harpooned in a stolen boat, but begins to regret his actions when the investigation takes another deadly turn

"Absorbing....Soc is an appealing, witty protagonist..and the Cape Cod locale is rendered with panache in this face-paced enjoyable yarn." Publisher''s Weekly Life''s a Beach-Until Murder Rolls in With the Tide A 50-million-dollar salvage operation. An expert diver dead at the bottom of the sea. An elegant mermaid in a black Porsche-and an open invitation to dip into the troubled waters of her marriage. Cape Cod''s Aristotle "Soc" Socarides, part-time fisherman, part-time private eye, is swimming with the sharks. Only problem is, he''s the bait...and blood is beginning to boil to the surface. Soc didn''t think he could get in much deeper, but he''d better think again. A family debt of honor comes due-a debt only he can settle-plunging him into the middle of a lethal search for buried treasure. Now Soc''s about to discover how deadly the Cape''s currents can be. Snarled in a net of smuggling, treachery, and revenge, he''s finding out that no matter how far down you go, nothing''s harder to salvage than the truth. "Absolutely the best private-eye mystery I''ve read. I can''t wait for the next one." Bestselling Author, Clive Cussler

The shiny new charter fishing boat financed with family money was supposed to launch a bright new career for Cape Cod fisherman, diver, and private investigator Aristotle "Soc" Socarides. But when the slip of a beer-oiled tongue brings the ire of a Russian KGB mogul down on his head, Soc finds himself drowning in a sea of troubles. As he looks for a foothold on the sandy shores of Nantucket Island, Soc discovers more than he ever bargained for: a deranged homicide suspect who thinks he''s Captain Ahab and Soc is his first mate Starbuck; a high-seas case of murder and cannibalism that still stirs up emotions; a Cold War secret; a missing whaling artifact with a bloody history; and cutting-edge underwater technology with deadly potential. As he gropes his way through the Nantucket fog that shrouds the lonely moors and beaches, Soc will soon discover that "the little, grey lady of the sea," has a dark side the tourists never view, and that a single misstep can be fatal.

Clive Cussler introduces Kurt Austin, hero for the new millennium, in this thriller.

Spanish translation of "Serpent". When Kurt Austin, the leader of an exploration team from NUMA (National Underwater & Marine Agency), rescues beautiful marine archaeologist Nina Kirov, he becomes the next target of Texas industrialist Don Halcon. A madman bent on carving a new nation out of the southwestern United States and Mexico, Halcon''s scheme hinges on Nina''s recent discovery involving Christopher Columbus, and a priceless pre-Columbian artifact found on the sunken Andrea Doria.

I 1956 gik det italienske passagerskib ́Andrea Doria ́ ned efter en kollision med det svenske skib ́Stockholm ́, en katastrofe, der nemt kunne være blevet værre, end dengang ́Titanic ́ sank. Ifølge Clive Cussler, som hele sit liv har interesseret sig levende for skibskatastrofer, blev skibet sænket. Historien begynder to generationer efter forliset, da arkæologen Nina Kirov flygter fra et terrorangreb på sit udgravningssted og reddes af Kurt Austin og hans besætning på et NUMA-forskningsskib. Et hold arkæologer er vel ikke det mest oplagte terroristmål, og Kurt Austin undrer sig. Men da han kommer under vejr med fundet af et mumificeret lig med initialerne C.C. i et oversvømmet mayatempel og en armeret vogn, der gik ned sammen med Andrea Doria, er scenen sat til et undervandseventyr dybt nede i skibets skrog skarpt forfulgt af medlemmerne af et hemmeligt spansk broderskab, der angiveligt skulle have været opløst for mere end 300 år siden.

Mystiske dødsfald blandt en flok hvaler, der tilsyneladende er kogt ihjel, fører Kurt Austin fra National Underwater & Marine Agency, NUMA, til den mexicanske kyst og lige lukt ind i en voldsom eksplosion på en udadtil uskyldig tortillafabrik, dog med et sært undersøisk anlæg, som ikke umiddelbart har noget med dejfabrikation at gøre.Samtidig støder et andet hold NUMA-forskere, Paul og Gamay Trout, i Sydamerikas regnskove på myten om en hvid gudinde og en særdeles isoleret indianerstamme. Uheldigvis støder de også på en bande pirater, der ikke ser med milde øjne på, at et officielt amerikansk forskerhold kender til deres eksistens.At de to ting har noget med hinanden at gøre, er i lang tid ikke indlysende for Austin. Først da han begynder at grave lidt i ejerforholdene til tortillafabrikken, og den hvide gudinde forlader regnskoven og slutter sig til NUMA sammen med Paul og Gamay, begynder konturerne til en gigantisk sammensværgelse at tegne sig, hvor intet mindre end kontrol over jordklodens sparsomme ferskvandsressourcer er målet.Og i en verden, hvor tørken breder sig, vil ferskvand være en vare, hvis værdi ikke kan måles i penge.

When Kurt Austin, the leader of an exploration team from NUMA (National Underwater & Marine Agency), rescues beautiful marine archaeologist Nina Kirov, he becomes the next target of Texas industrialist Don Halcon. A madman bent on carving a new nation out of the southwestern United States and Mexico, Halcon hatches a scheme which hinges on Nina''s recent discovery involving Christopher Columbus and a priceless pre-Columbian artifact found on the sunken Andrea Doria.