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Adventure stories, Sea stories, Science fiction
Automated braille
In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship "Emerald Dolphin" suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused…
it? Why didn't the alarms go off? National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA) special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him. Sequel to "Atlantis found", followed by "Trojan odyssey". 2001. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 16)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Sea stories, Suspense and thrillers
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
A Luftwaffe ace, a Nazi war criminal, a beautiful and untrustworthy brunette, and a deadly billion-dollar cargo become the objects…
of a desperate search as Dirk Pitt matches wits with the elusive leader of an international smuggling ring. 2004.
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General fiction, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
En esta decimotercera entrega de la serie de aventuras trepidantes «Archivos NUMA» Kurt Austin y su equipo deberán enfrentarse a…
un peligro con más de tres mil años de antigüedad. Ciudad de los muertos, Egipto, 1353 a.C. Tras prohibirse la adoración a la diosa de la resurrección Osiris, unos sacerdotes prometen a un matrimonio devolver la vida a sus hijos haciendo uso de un antiguo elixir, un secreto enterrado bajo las arenas del desierto. El único precio, matar al faraón Akenatón... Lampedusa, actualidad. Cerca de una remota isla del Mediterráneo, un misterioso barco emana un humo, un veneno mortal. Minutos después, todos los habitantes de la isla parecen haber muerto. Respondiendo a una llamada de socorro, Kurt Austin y el equipo de NUMA se adentrarán en las causas de la catástrofe. Kurt deberá desvelar la verdad tras las leyendas, aprender los secretos del pasado para salvar las vidas del futuro. Una desesperada carrera contrarreloj en la que se enfrentará a un enemigo que no se detiene ante nada ni ante nadie. Reseña:«El más intrigante, salvaje, imaginativo y entretenido thriller de la serie "Archivos NUMA". Los fans de Cussler se pelearán por él.»Library Journal
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Spy stories, Suspense and thrillers
Human-transcribed braille
1908. Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency investigates the supposed suicide of battleship engineer Arthur Langner. After more…
deaths among naval research staff, Bell hunts for a foreign spy hobbling American military advances during a buildup to war. Some violence. Bestseller. 2010. (Isaac Bell adventure)
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Adventure stories, Sea stories, Suspense and thrillers
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Partners Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) rescue survivors inside a Danish ship…
sunk by environmentalists. During the ensuing investigation they encounter the Oceanus Corporation, which aims to control the seas by using biologically modified fish. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2003. (Kurt Austin adventure)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Sea stories, General fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Human-transcribed braille
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed a 50,000 year-old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone,…
which he soon discovers possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. The astounding find places him in the crossfire of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for themselves. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his ship of high-tech mercenaries must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone - and prevent the outbreak of World War III. c2004.
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Isaac Bell may be on the hunt for the greatest monster of all time in the newest action-adventure novel from…
#1 New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler. The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this.Hired to find a young woman named Anna Pape who ran away from home to become an actress, Bell gets a shock when her murdered body turns up instead. Vowing to bring the killer to justice, he begins a manhunt which leads him into increasingly more alarming territory. Anna Pape was not alone in her fate—petite young blond women like Anna are being murdered in cities across America.And the pattern goes beyond the physical resemblance of the victims—there are disturbing familiarities about the killings themselves that send a chill through even a man as experienced with evil as Bell. If he is right about his fears, then he is on the trail of one of the greatest monsters of his time.
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
When Isaac Bell attempts to decipher the forbidding deaths of nine men, he encounters a secret so powerful it could…
dictate the fate of the world in this riveting thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. <P><P>A century apart, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt and detective Isaac Bell team up to unlock the truth about the most famous maritime disaster of all time.In the present day, Pitt makes a daring rescue from inside an antiquated submersible in the waters off New York City. His reward afterwards is a document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac Bell--a document that re-opens a historical mystery... <P><P>In 1911, in Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained tragedy at Little Angel Mine, in which nine people died. His dangerous quest to answer the riddle leads to a larger puzzle centered on byzanium, a rare element with extraordinary powers and of virtually incalculable value. <P><P>As he discovers that there are people who will do anything to control the substance, Isaac Bell will find out just how far he'll go to stop them. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>