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The accident changed everything...One moment, Lieutenant Jake Slate was going about his duties aboard the ballistic missile submarine, USS Colorado. The next second, he was sprawled on the deck plates in a spreading puddle of blood and hydraulic fluid. But it wasn't the injury that ruined his life and doomed his military career. It was the rescue effort. Now he's being thrown to the wolves to cover up the misdeeds of a superior officer, and Jake doesn't care for the role of sacrificial lamb.

It begins with greed. It ends with destruction. A military bid for control of the fourth richest oil fields on earth. A high-tech fortress, armed with cutting-edge rail guns and point defense weapons that give it mastery of the sea for more than 100 miles in all directions. An insanely clever commando assault on a snorkeling diesel submarine. At the epicenter of these colliding forces is former US Navy officer Jake Slate, scrabbling desperately for one more impossible military victory.

The plan was working perfectly until everything went to hell. A South Korean submarine penetrates North Korean territorial waters to launch a snatch-and-grab commando raid. The kidnapping is an act of vengeance; the target is a North Korean admiral, wanted for the ambush and sinking of a South Korean corvette. The abduction goes off without a hitch. But when the triumphant commandos return to the sub, they go rogue, slaughtering members of the crew in an attempt to seize the submarine.

A Chinese blockade of Taiwan. A betrayed CIA operative who's beginning to doubt her own loyalties. A rogue Pakistani submarine commander bent on nuclear destruction. The stage is set for genocide and global catastrophe. Still a wanted man after the theft of a US ballistic missile submarine, renegade ex-naval office Jake Slate finds himself back in the thick of the action. Partnered with international arms dealer Pierre Renard, Slate and a crew of mercenary submarine sailors must catch a madman before he can trigger a nuclear war.

On a covert mission in Iranian waters, a US Virginia-class attack submarine falls prey to an elaborate trap. Stranded on the sea bottom behind enemy lines, the American sub sends out a desperate call for help. Enter global gun runner Pierre Renard and his mercenary combat/salvage fleet. Led by expelled US naval officer Jake Slate, Renard’s band of misfit superstars are facing their deadliest mission yet.

A hijacked Israeli submarine. An unprovoked attack against a US Navy destroyer. A civilian oil tanker with a secret cargo of nuclear weapons. Together, they add up to an ingenious plan to penetrate the ballistic missile defenses of the United States. Standing in the path of destruction is a crew of mercenary submarine sailors, led by ex-US naval officer Jake Slate. Exiled for crimes that should have earned him a military execution, Slate is not anyone's idea of a hero.

Former US naval officer Jake Slate is on a downhill slide into alcohol, self-pity, and rage. A decade of life as a mercenary submarine commander has left him exhausted, bitter, and utterly disgusted with the world. When a drunken brawl leaves his opponent dead in the parking lot of a seedy bar, Jake needs to run away. From his crime...from his country...from himself.

Book four of the Rogue Submarine series: a crew of mercenary submarine sailors and an ex-US naval officer take on the largest military force on Earth. North Korea has crossed the Demilitarized Zone; the United States is hit by electromagnetic pulse attacks; and the Middle East is unraveling. Has Armageddon begun, or is a mortal puppet master pulling the strings?

It begins with torpedo attacks against commercial tankers as the mercenary submarines Wraith and Specter glide beneath the seas, sowing chaos and choking off the flow of fuel to Greece. A secret cabal conspires to force the corrupt and failing nation from the European Union, even if it means fanning the smoldering tensions between Greece and Turkey into all-out war. While Greek warships scramble to locate the submarine provocateurs, international arms dealer Pierre Renard and expelled US naval officer Jake Slate carry out a mission with unforeseeable consequences.

Extreme Extortion... After rescuing a downed American submarine behind enemy lines, the naval mercenaries had their redemption. Or so they thought… Led by expelled U.S. officer Jake Slate, the growing cast of misfits expected lucrative salvage or combat missions. What they got instead was a gun to their heads. CIA tyrant, Olivia McDonald thrusts them between the United States and Turkey to prevent the NATO navies from clashing over the Syrian invasion. Can they subdue the Turks, escape the CIA’s control, and, if forced, attack the USS Lincoln battle group? Sprinting on a razor’s edge,...

It’s been more than four years since the annexation of Crimea, and the UN has decided to take covert military action to loosen the stranglehold of the Russian invaders. If their critical lifelines can be severed, Ukrainian resistance fighters might have a chance at reclaiming independence. To make this possible, former US naval officer Jake Slate and international arms dealer Pierre Renard must wage a clandestine war against the Russian navy.

A human wraith is seeking Dianne as a sacrifice, forcing her to partner with strange men who use modern technology and ancient magic to stop her potential murderer. Racing against time to learn her powers and defend herself, she must battle a relentless enemy, guide the efforts of her protectors, and prove her inner strength and empathic competency to survive.

Israel wages war on its neighbors - and on itself. While Palestine, Syria, and paramilitary extremists gear up for battle, internal dissent turns the turbulent country into a roiling cauldron of chaos. Naval blockades escalate, tank divisions mobilize, and sleeper cells prepare to extract bloody revenge. Enter global arms runner Pierre Renard and his mercenary submarine fleet. Led by expelled US naval officer Jake Slate, Renard’s brilliant band of misfits ambush an Israeli war machine that is divided, but still unbelievably lethal.

After telepathic shocks, ghostly warnings, and cryptic cautions from a secret book burst into her life, Dianne learned her psychic empath abilities fast to defend herself from an immortal savage. Now, she’ll risk her life to help the wraith hunters save more innocents from a brutal serial killer.

It begins with a daring commando raid to capture a highly-specialized warship. But this time, global arms runner Pierre Renard is not the mastermind behind the crime. He’s the victim and the hijacked vessel is his hybrid combat/salvage submarine, the Goliath. In addition to its vital role in his plans, the lost sub is a stab at Renard’s heart, a reminder that even his Machiavellian schemes cannot guarantee protection against clever enemies. For the first time, he’s reacting rather than taking control, dancing on the puppet strings instead of pulling them.

Battle for Nigeria… How does a navy-for-hire invade the world’s seventh largest nation? By occupying its major river artery, conducting asymmetric warfare against its Fulani terrorists, and defying its corrupt government to stop them. Hunted by an old enemy, trapped upriver with no route of escape, the mercenaries must invent entirely new rules of naval warfare to survive. With hundreds of innocent lives hanging in the balance, can former U.S. naval officer Jake Slate pull off the impossible? Read this two-book mission (Rogue Poseidon, Rogue Queen) to find out...

Is a demon retaliating, or are there natural explanations? You decide... Warriors who take cybernetic control of predatory animals.... A wounded soldier-turned alcoholic exorcist.... Psychics learning to kill.... As Nick Slate learned to wield eagles, wolves, and leopards as weapons, he became a target. Now, someone–or something demonic–wants to crush him before he can threaten the established order. To survive, Nick must master the paranormal rules of engagement to battle an unseen enemy. But he’s not alone. Unexpected allies like the CIA, the Catholic Church, and the American ...

You’re not dreaming. Whether you’re just considering the Rogue Submarine fleet or you’re a veteran whose listened to all the books, the prime villains await. The filters are removed, the gloves are off, and they’re answering tough questions. Some bad guys are answering from prison or from hiding. Others are doing it from beyond from the grave. The interviewer will be fast. The mission is a quick strike. Ask questions, get answers, move on to the next rogue. Too much fun? Too good to be true? Perhaps.

An empath needs all her powers to stop the last wraith.The last known supernatural killer threatens Diane and her team of wraith hunters. After telepathic shocks, ghostly warnings, and cryptic cautions from a secret book burst into her life, Dianne mastered her psychic empath abilities while stopping three immortal savages. Now, she’ll risk her sanity and her soul to protect innocents from the final serial killer.Racing against time, Diane must battle an enchanted enemy, guide the efforts of her team, and prove her inner strength and empathic competency to survive.Clive Cussler Society ...

Humanitarians Gone Bad… After threatening both the Turkish and American fleets, the naval mercenaries set course for Yemen in hopes of righting countless wrongs. What they get instead is resistance from five power-hungry nation-states. When the mercenaries reopen the lifeline of humanitarian aid to ravaged lands, the Emirates, Saudis, Iranians, Houthi rebels, and Separatists retaliate in force. Fighting a multi-front war, the mercenaries learn to fight dirty. With enemies countering their every move, they must again use ugly tactics to survive. Can they save themselves–and thousands of ...