Clive Cussler: Fire Strike by Mike Maden - Book 17 of 18, Paperback

Synopsis

Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must battle an army of genetically engineered mercenaries to stop a hypersonic missile attack in this explosive new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel.

Cabrillo’s crew have met their most fearsome adversaries yet: a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with extreme strength and stamina and an unquenchable appetite for violence. The Oregon team must journey from the Amazon rainforest to an abandoned monastery in Eritrea before a final showdown in the mountains of Yemen, using every shred of courage and cunning they can muster to disable the ship killer missile before the Arabian Sea becomes a mass grave.

Series Overview: Juan Cabrillo is Chairman of the "Corporation," a special U.S. government-sponsored group that operates out of a ship called the Oregon, a marvel of scientific research equipment bristling with state-of-the-art weaponry but disguised as a heap of junk.

About the Author

I grew up working in the canneries, feed mills and slaughterhouses of California’s San Joaquin Valley. A lifelong fascination with history and warfare ultimately lead to a Ph.D. in political science focused on conflict and technology in international relations. Like millions of others, I first became a Tom Clancy fan after reading The Hunt for Red October, and began my published fiction career in the same techno-thriller genre, starting with Drone and the sequels, Blue Warrior, Drone Command and Drone Threat. I’m honored to be joining “The Campus” as a writer in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr., series. Point of Contact is my first novel is this new adventure.