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In 1902, Mt. Pelée obliterates a Martinique city and sinks a ship carrying a German scientist on the brink of a groundbreaking discovery. More than a century later, former Navy SEAL Juan Cabrillo uncovers this legacy while executing a covert operation to fake the sinking of the Oregon. An unknown adversary tracks them, launching an assassination attempt that escalates into a battle of wit and strategy. Cabrillo and his team discover that a treacherous American weapons designer has completed the scientist’s work, wielding extraordinary capabilities. Now they must navigate treason, surveillance technology, and imminent threats to prevent the designer from using the Oregon to launch an attack that could give one man control over the largest empire the world has ever seen.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Clive Cussler
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