Serpent: A Novel from the Numa Files - Softcover

Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451627106 ISBN 13: 9781451627107

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2011

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2011 Pages: 576 Publisher: Pocket Books When Kurt Austin the leader of a courageous National Underwater & Marine Agency exploration team. Rescues beautiful Marine archaeologist Nina Kirov off the Coast of Morocco. He becomes the next target of Texas industrialist Don Halcon. A madman bent on carving a new nation out of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Halcon's scheme hinges on Nina's recent discovery involving Christopher Columbus. and a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity buried in the battered remains of the sunkenItalian luxury liner Andrea Doria. Only Kurt Austin and his crack NUMA team stand between Halcon and the Andrea Doria's silent steel hull-and if their deadly mission fails. Halcon will ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.

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Review:

"Publishers Weekly" Great fun...Plenty of hair-raising derring-do.

"The Plain Dealer" (Cleveland) In the tradition of Pitt, there's a lot of underwater excitement.

"Richmond Times-Dispatch" Cussler is a master of building suspense and tension.

"Welcome to Books 'N' Bytes" "Serpent" is a typical Clive Cussler novel, as the plot is filled with endless excitement, nonstop action, and quite a degree of entertainment...A pleasurable thriller that will entice fans of action tales to want many more novels from the NUMA files.

"The Cape Codder" Many twists and turns...[and a] devious plot that certainly will delight mystery fans.

"Kirkus Reviews" Simply terrific fun.

"The Denver Post" Clive Cussler has created a new bunch of NUMA supersleuths and they infuse his work...a jolt of energy.

"Welcome to Books 'N' Bytes""Serpent" is a typical Clive Cussler novel, as the plot is filled with endless excitement, nonstop action, and quite a degree of entertainment...A pleasurable thriller that will entice fans of action tales to want many more novels from the NUMA files.

About the Author:

Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of over eighty previous books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt(R), NUMA(R) Files, Oregon(R) Files, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, and Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate ship Hunley. He lives in Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1451627106
• ISBN 13: 9781451627107
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 576