Devil's Gate

In Clive Cussler's Devil's Gate, the 9th installment in the Kurt Austin NUMA Files action-adventure series, this captivating novel would have you hooked in no time. It all started for Kurt Austin and his crew with their latest assignment to salvage a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean. That's when the Russians sent Katarina, a fellow scientist to be a spy on the same ship. But low and be hold, that's when they team up and join forces to eliminate another threat. Someone had gotten hold of a secret weapon that's so powerful with superconductive energy to wipe out the people at the end of the earth. They call it Devil's Gate, which is much stronger than the legendary Bermuda Triangle. But Kurt's old nemesis, Andras, has worked with a Sierra Leone leader named Djemma Garand, who wants to destroy the USA. Before they could deal with that, during the same mission, it had knocked out Paul Trout and put him into a coma, when he and Gamay had worked to salvage the ship from a submersible. After Paul recovers, Kurt learns how Andras had kidnapped several people including Katerina, when he had been taken hostage with Joe. For them, it's a race to escape and to save the USA from massive destruction in a grueling life-and-death battle.

This was a gripping and intense action-adventure novel to leave you at the edge of your seat. I cared for Kurt and Joe and the Trouts as well. I also became fond of Katerina, who could be Kurt's newest main squeeze. I loved how it took front and center stage on the ships in the ocean near Africa and beyond for diverse scenic locations. This would make you want to hold your breath and join Kurt's team with non-stop action, drama, suspense and plenty of mystery from start to finish.

Will you be there to stop Devil's Gate from destroying human lives?