Clive Cussler, Graham Brown: Nighthawk (2018, Penguin Books, Limited)
480 pages
English language
Published Sept. 28, 2018 by Penguin Books, Limited.
"NUMA crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must beat the clock to stop the world's most dazzling new technological advance from becoming mankind's last in this action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen machine. Russia and China covet the radical technology, but the United States worries about a darker problem. They know what others don't--that the X-37 is carrying a dangerous secret, a payload of exotic matter, extracted from the upper reaches of the atmosphere and stored at a temperature near absolute zero. As long as it remains frozen, the cargo is inert, but if it thaws, it will unleash a catastrophe of nearly unthinkable proportions. From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of South America to …
"NUMA crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must beat the clock to stop the world's most dazzling new technological advance from becoming mankind's last in this action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. When the most advanced aircraft ever designed vanishes over the South Pacific, Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are drawn into a deadly contest to locate the fallen machine. Russia and China covet the radical technology, but the United States worries about a darker problem. They know what others don't--that the X-37 is carrying a dangerous secret, a payload of exotic matter, extracted from the upper reaches of the atmosphere and stored at a temperature near absolute zero. As long as it remains frozen, the cargo is inert, but if it thaws, it will unleash a catastrophe of nearly unthinkable proportions. From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of South America to an icy mountain lake many believe to be the birthplace of the Inca, the entire NUMA team will risk everything in an effort to avert disaster. but they may be caught in a race that no one can win"--
boring, because so much like any of the hundreds of similar "secret agency" thrillers produced every year =/
A fun techno-adventure novel that I enjoyed a great deal. A top secret CIA mission from space is returning (Nighthawk) and the control system starts having issues. They are certain it landed somewhere, but they need to get to it before anyone else. And a CIA agent is assigned to Kurt's tail watching his every move. Is there something she is not telling him and his team? The humor had me laughing out loud in several spots. The banter between the characters is great. The "Mole" situation was my favorite humorous moment (you will know it when you see it). Several twists I did not expect (which is a good thing). The language was clean and in short a fun read and well worth one's time if they enjoy adventure novels with fun characters, interesting setting (I guessed wrong on what the Nighthawk was actually carrying), and several other twists …
A fun techno-adventure novel that I enjoyed a great deal. A top secret CIA mission from space is returning (Nighthawk) and the control system starts having issues. They are certain it landed somewhere, but they need to get to it before anyone else. And a CIA agent is assigned to Kurt's tail watching his every move. Is there something she is not telling him and his team? The humor had me laughing out loud in several spots. The banter between the characters is great. The "Mole" situation was my favorite humorous moment (you will know it when you see it). Several twists I did not expect (which is a good thing). The language was clean and in short a fun read and well worth one's time if they enjoy adventure novels with fun characters, interesting setting (I guessed wrong on what the Nighthawk was actually carrying), and several other twists along the way. I am looking forward to the next NUMA book.
