Clive Cussler: Ghost Soldier (Oregon Files #18) [B1729]

2024 HCDJ in nice clean condition. A deadly war game. An adversary as hard to find as he is to kill. Weapons so sophisticated, none have seen the like before. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have finally met their match in this pulse-pounding new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. When African jihadis attack a Nigerian regiment using American weapons, Cabrillo and the Oregon crew are on the case, investigating from Afghanistan to Kuala Lumpur to track a mysterious arms dealer-a genius, or perhaps a devil-known only as the Vendor. Cabrillo goes undercover to find the Vendor's base, but his adversary isn't just an arms smuggler. He's an arms maker, and Cabrillo just walked into a lethal military game alongside the most dangerous mercenaries in the world, designed to test the Vendor's cutting-edge AI arsenal. And yet, surviving an arena full of flame-throwing robots isn't even his biggest problem. The Vendor has an army of high-speed drones headed for a pivotal military site, and if the Oregon crew can't stop them from releasing a deadly neurotoxin, the entire globe will erupt in conflict.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I was first attracted to this series years ago because of 'The Oregon', the ship that Juan Cabrillo commands. It is a technological wonder. The stories take the reader around the world both in the air, land, and sea. The fight and combat scenes are thrill rides and there are lots of them. If you like thrillers with high stakes, colorful characters, and loads of action, this entire series is just waiting for you. The books don't necessarily need to be read in order."; "This was the best Cussler/Oregon Files book I've read in awhile. Love this series."; "My dad passed this book onto my 14 year old son to read. We both read it, and really enjoyed it, especially the way the author (Mike Maden) describes things/people/places in such excellent detail . . my son is now going to ask his grandad for his next Clive Cussler recommendation :)"