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Award winning thriller writer David M. Salkin plunges you three miles beneath the waves in this Omnibus edition of his two Deep Black Sea novels, Deep Black Sea and Dark Tide Rising. Deep Black Sea With a crew of seven, the Challenger sea-lab submerges three miles below the waves for a one-year mission to study the hidden world of the deep black sea. When they bring aboard a bacteria that enables certain animals to survive in the seven hundred degrees poisonous water of the black smoker, a researcher on board purposefully infects a member of the crew in an attempt to harness the power of the bacteria. A botched experiment quickly becomes a desperate battle for survival. Dark Tide Rising After living through the terrifying disaster that killed half the crew of the research vessel Challenger, three survivors think they have escaped the nightmare. Instead, creatures have risen from the depths—and it appears the crew’s horrifying experience in the deep black sea was only the beginning.
“Science fiction at its best, a realistic tale of exploration and danger, written by a man who knows the details of deep-sea exploration firsthand.” —Ben Bova, Hugo Award-wining author With a crew of seven, the Challenger sea lab submerges three miles below the waves for a one-year mission to study the hidden world of the deep black sea. How is it that sea animals can live and reproduce in water that should boil them on the thermal vents known as “black smokers?” Superheated water that is full of toxins and heavy metals and contains almost no oxygen should be void of life on planet Earth—and yet it is teeming with it. The answer to the puzzle lies in the bacteria. Researcher Ted ...
With the clock ticking, The Team is forced to take on an army that outnumbers them a thousand to one. To gain access to the vast mineral wealth of the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, China sends in disguised military advisors whowill lead the “People’s Army of Congo” against the seatedgovernment. The US won’t sit back and allow China to overthrow apro-western democracy, but also doesn’t want to open hostilities against China. There’s only one way to prevent another African war—send in The Team. Chinese military advisors have helped build the PAC Army into asizeable fighting force capable of taking down the government inKinshasa. The Chinese are also operating a mine, illegally searching for uranium and plutonium—their real reason for being inthe DRC. With the clock ticking, the The Team is forced to take onan army that outnumbers them a thousand to one. To some folks, itmight sound like a suicide mission. To these warriors, it’s justanother day at the office.
When things get messy, the Director of CIA knows he can send in The MOP to clean things up. After waves of terrorist strikes on U.S. soil take their toll, the CIA is forced to "take out The MOP." They’re no choir boys—but they’re kind of men you want on your side. Breaking too many laws to count, the secret agents and special operators of The MOP race against the clock to prevent yet another attack—if it’s successful, it will cripple the world economy. As incursions happen all over the country, the FBI and CIA try desperately to catch up to the Army of Islam before it can carry out the next offensive. Omar bin-Abdul Haq won’t be satisfied until the U.S. is in ruins and his idea of the New World Order comes to fruition. His idea of Sharia law is the harshest yet, fueling his sociopathic visions. The MOP Team has little to go on, and too much to lose—a dangerous combination that requires their very, very special set of skills.
The enemy is powerful. Al Qaeda, Hamas and other Islamic terrorist groups have joined forces under a maniacal new leader, Fadi Wazeeri. The plan is simple. With a Scud missile launcher hidden inside an oil tanker, Wazeeri can get a nuclear weapon well within range of the White House. And the time to strike is soon. The odds are astronomical. Agents Still and Hollahan are on a special assignment—one that technically does not exist. They have little more than the name of the mysterious terrorist mission: Crescent Fire. Good thing these boys know how to work under pressure. . . .
Marine Corporal Sean Nichols is wounded in a devastating ambush that takes the lives of his three friends and leaves him an amputee. If not for the heroism of his sergeant, Deke Tilman, who pulled him out of the road, Sean would have surely died with his fire team. With the help of Deke, Sean now embarks on his next mission-recuperate from his serious injuries, and visit the families of his fallen comrades as he tries to make peace with such profound loss. Battle Scars is a thought provoking drama with compelling characters that illustrates the resiliency and strength of the human spirit, the power of love and friendship, and the ability to overcome even our darkest moments. Gritty realism a...
When NYPD Sergeant Roy Ruiz began working the serial killings with Detective Tim Rosetto, they had no way of knowing the killer whom they were hunting had been dead for over two hundred years. The grisly crime scenes leave plenty of forensic evidence, but unfortunately, none of it makes any sense-unless you can open your mind to some very strange possibilities. FBI Special Agent Doug Patmore, whose special unit works with Missing Persons, Unsolved Violent Crimes, Homicide, and Sexual Assaults has been hunting this killer for years. Together with Roy and Tim, they begin their mind bending investigation that will lead them to Adam Priest-a man that's been killing and eating women since 1806. Adam was a lowly Prussian soldier when he was attacked in the woods after the battle of Jena, and the attack changed him forever. It killed the man and created a monster with a hunger for blood that was insatiable. For two hundred years, Adam fed without remorse-until he met Sara. Now, with an emotion almost human tugging at his dead heart, he must decide what to do about Sara as the police get closer with each feeding.
A fast-paced military-espionage adventure, The Team will keep you on the edge of your seat! The United States Navy All-Star Exhibition Baseball Team boasts fifteen superb athletes who will face the Emir of Qatar’s personal baseball team in his private domed stadium. There’s only one catch—the United States Navy doesn’t have an All-Star baseball team. When a small army is needed, but the operation must remain covert, the President calls on The Team—a very special ensemble of Marines, Rangers, SEALs and CIA operatives who make up one of the most lethal fighting forces in the US arsenal. Using the baseball team as a cover story, The Team flies to Qatar to find the leader of the New Wahabi Jihad and prevent a terrorist attack. With the clock ticking and the bodies piling up, only The Team can locate the ruthless fanatics—and try to stop them before they carry out their mission of mass murder.
When the cast and crew of reality TV show 'SeaLife' land on picturesque, unexplored Henders Island it's a ratings bonanza. But they're blissfully unaware that the decisions they make there will shape the fate of mankind. They quickly discover, however, that the island is seething with danger.
The electrifying sequel to the WW Mortensen bestseller, EIGHT. 2,000 years ago, something mysterious stalked the jungles of the Congo. In Antarctica, a stunning discovery is made in 2,000-year-old ice. Deep in the Amazon, two months have passed since the incident that nearly cost entomologist Rebecca Riley her life. Separated from her companions and still dealing with the fallout, she struggles to heal and to forget, finding solace in her work. But when her research is seized, including evidence of the greatest discovery her field has ever seen, she is lured to the States and a top-secret military facility somewhere in Nevada. There, she uncovers a horrifying truth. They’ve brought somethi...