Clive Cussler Condor's Fury (Numa Files #20 of 22) [MM0027]

2024 MMPB printing of the Sept 2023 release, with some cover wear. Kurt Austin faces mind-control technology and cutting-edge weaponry in the latest novel in the #1 bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. On a NUMA* training mission in the Caribbean, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala catch a distress call from a nearby freighter. Leaping into action, they locate a damaged vessel and a dead captain clutching a shotgun. While searching the freighter for clues, Kurt and Joe are ambushed by crew members who seem terrified and disoriented, almost brainwashed. The trawler they were hauling has vanished, taken-the men say-by baffling lights that circled the ship. Kurt and Joe deduce that the men are suffering from Havana Syndrome, which deepens the mystery and raises the stakes. Soon, they're confronting Cuban mercenaries who plan to use magnificent modern airships to hijack a nuclear submarine-culminating in a life-or-death showdown in the skies.

*Founded by Clive Cussler in 1979, the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) is a 501C3 non-profit, volunteer foundation dedicated to preserving our maritime heritage through the discovery, archaeological survey and conservation of shipwreck artifacts.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Another wonderful Kurt Austin novel. Full of adventure and suspense. Love these characters tremendously! What an imagination Clive Cussler has. The plot is always believable and the story just sweeps you in."; "Kurt and Joe thwart another global crisis as they fly through the air. On a helium powered ship. Again it is a page turner worthy of staying up all night to finish."; "Graham Brown and Clive Cussler never disappoint. You can read the series in order or not. The books have great characters! The action, patriotism, and a love of nature come through. This one has airships and diving. These writers never let you down!"