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Mirage

Oregon Files #9

Clive Cussler author Jack du Brul author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:1st Jan '15

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In World War Two a secret US military experiment caused a warship to vanish at sea - but has the tech now fallen into the wrong hands?

In October 1943 a US destroyer vanished out of Philadelphia, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax - but Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren't convinced. Now, a new weapon is for sale - one linked to the inventor Nikola Tesla, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943.

Mirage is the new heart-in-the-mouth adventure thriller in the Oregon Files from Clive Cussler.

October 1943. A US Navy warship vanishes at sea off the coast of Philadelphia. Its disappearance was rumoured to have been a result of a classified military experiment into the effects of electromagnetic radiation. The story has long since been considered a hoax.

But Juan Cabrillo and his colleagues aboard the top-secret spy ship Oregon aren't convinced.

Now, a powerful new weapon is for sale - one linked to genius inventor Nikola Telsa, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the original Philadelphia experiment? Are his notes in the hands of his enemies?

As Cabrillo and his crew race to unearth the truth they discover that stakes are dangerously high. And it may already be too late . . .

Offering an irresistible combination of breakneck pace and audacious plotting that Clive Cussler has made his own, Mirage is state-of-the-art action-adventure. The ninth title in the Oregon Files series, it is preceded by The Jungle and The Silent Sea.

Praise for Clive Cussler:
'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
'The Adventure King' Sunday Express
'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy

Clive Cussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *
The guy I read -- Tom Clancy
Frightening and full of suspense . . . unquestionably entertaining * Daily Express *
All-action, narrow escapes and . . . unrelenting plot tension * Observer *
With daring escapes, heart-stopping action, and last-minute victories, The Jungle is an action/adventure thriller reader's dream. The surprise ending will blow you away * Library Journal *

ISBN: 9780241957127

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm

Weight: 298g

432 pages