Part of Oregon Files, book 9
First published 2013
Juan Cabrillo faces his most puzzling case when rumors surface about a dangerous weapon heading to auction. The trail leads back to October 1943, when a U.S. destroyer departed Philadelphia and disappeared without explanation. The Navy blamed an electromagnetic radiation experiment gone wrong. Most dismissed the incident as fiction, but Cabrillo and his Oregon team suspect otherwise. The weapon's origins connect to Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor who collaborated with naval forces before his death in 1943. Cabrillo must determine whether Tesla created the vanishing experiment and if enemy agents now possess his research notes. Racing against time, Cabrillo uncovers stakes far higher than he anticipated. The deeper he digs into Tesla's wartime secrets, the more dangerous his mission becomes. By the time he grasps the full scope of the threat to America, stopping it may prove impossible.
Genres: science-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Oregon, Philadelphia
Period: 1943
401 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons