Part of Oregon Files, book 10
First published 2015
Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon crew execute what should be a flawless covert mission. They stage the ship's destruction with their usual precision, but something goes wrong. An unknown enemy finds them despite their careful planning and launches an assassination attempt. The adversary seems to know their tactics before they deploy them. Cabrillo realizes they face an opponent unlike any before. The threat traces back to 1902, when Mount Pelée erupted on Martinique. The volcanic disaster killed thirty thousand people and sank a vessel carrying a German scientist close to a major discovery. That scientist's research has now fallen into dangerous hands. A treacherous American weapons designer has finished the German's work and gained formidable capabilities. The Oregon races across the globe to prevent an assault that could establish the largest empire in human history. Cabrillo must outmaneuver an enemy who anticipates his strategies while protecting his crew from a foe who seems to read their minds.
Genres: adventure, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Martinique, Oregon
Period: 1902
421 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons