Book Review: Clive Cussler's Cold Fire by Graham Brown NUMA Files Series

 

When a NATO weapon that can ensure peace is stolen and World War III looms, can Kurt Austin and NUMA crew of the Special Projects figure out what happened and how to stop it before the world implodes?

Cold Fire

Book 22 in the NUMA Files

Release Date: June 2nd, 2026

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My Rating for COLD FIRE: 4.5 Stars & Recommended Read

NATO is testing a secret weapon that will ensure peace in the world over the Artic when it disappears into thin air. NUMA's Kurt Austin and crew are tasked to finding this weapon before the Chinese or Russians find it. With time ticking down, leads that fizzle out and danger mounting, can Kurt, Joe and the gang figure out what happened, who has this weapon and how to stop them before it's too  late?

My Review of Cold Fire:

Kurt Austin and the NUMA gang are back in COLD FIRE and this time, the world is on the brink as a secret weapon goes missing right after a successful testing and with false leads abound, the President of the United States is racing against the clock as Chinese and Russian assets are converging in areas where this weapon may have crashed. With Graham Brown back to take Kurt Austin and the gang on their next adventure, the readers of COLD FIRE will find they will be on the edge of their seats as these amazing characters race against the clock to find an advance missile and stop the world from going into World War III. Fast paced storyline, characters that evolve with each book and a storyline filled with twists and turns you don't see coming had me breathless right from page one to the last page. COLD FIRE delivers all that and more and I was thrilled to see the NUMA gang back with an even more complex case to solve and save the world from. 

With the last book in the series, Desolation Code, having hints of heartbreak, COLD FIRE delivers something akin to the earlier books in the series that kept me glued to the pages of my kindle. I just couldn't put this one down. It was a fun adventure filled story that had me rooting for the good guys to beat those bad guys even as those bad guys seemed to not be all bad nor all good. This is escapism fiction at its best and one I sorely needed with all the chaos of the real world bearing down on me. Graham Brown continues Clive Cussler's action packed series with a bang that I keep coming back for more. I highly recommend this series if you enjoy fun action packed series with characters that just walk off the pages and into your living room. COLD FIRE is pure fun and I can't wait to see where we go with the NUMA gang next or what trouble they will find. 

This is an Objective Review and not an Endorsement. ARC given by Penguin Putnam and Netgalley.

New Release Book Review: Desolation Code by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown

 

Desolation Code by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown

Series: A NUMA Files, Book 21

Publisher: G.P. Putnum and Sons

Release Date: November 12^th, 2024

Fiction, Contemporary, Action/Adventure, Mystery and Suspense Fiction

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My Rating: 5 Stars & Recommended Read

Kurt Austin & the NUMA crew find themselves facing a deadly enemy and when they lose a friend to this evil, it’s all bets are off as they race against time to stop the madman hellbent on destroying their link to their plan to do more than beach marine wildlife. It will take Kurt, Joe and the NUMA Crew to figure it all as danger looms even closer than they think.

 My Review: 

DESOLATION CODE is the next installment in Clive Cussler’s NUMA Files series and is one wild ride from start to finish. What I love about Clive Cussler’s books is how he incorporates history and contemporary issues seamlessly together. With author Graham Brown driving the story as well, he does a masterful job in keeping Clive Cussler’s creation of NUMA Files Characters intact while giving the readers a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

 

Meet Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, two of NUMA’s agents as they help in the Indian Ocean trying to get the beached marine life back out in the ocean before they perish. But when their research is stolen and a high-speed chase ends in more questions, Kurt, Joe and the gang have to figure out just who doesn’t want their findings to be known. What I love about the Numa Books is how the characters are so lifelike, they just flow off the pages into the room. I love how Mr. Brown keeps the core of who these characters are while also giving them more danger to deal with in a high stakes game that is deadly to the core. Clive Cussler was a wonderful author who created these characters among others, and I am thrilled to see his legacy continue his work with other authors helping to keep the series going. DESOLATION CODE delivers lots of twists and turns, a loss of a beloved character that was hard to deal with and more.

 

DESOLATION CODE has everything I love-advance technology., a storyline that weaves a spell around the reader and an ending you don’t see coming. Clive Cussler and Graham Brown deliver another exciting installment in the NUMA Files series that will surely deliver a bang to the reader. I can’t wait to see what happens next for the NUMA crew in the future.

This is an Objective Review and not an endorsement.

 

 

New Release Book Review: Condor's Fury by Clive Cussler & Graham Brown (Numa Files #20)

 

The NUMA crew is facing their strangest and most deadly case yet in CONDOR'S FURY.

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Release Date: September 5th, 2023

Contemporary Mystery/Suspense Action/Adventure fiction

My Rating of Condor's Fury: 5 Stars and a Series Recommended Read

My Review:

For Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew, things are about o heat up when a distress call from a boat while out on training mission for NUMA has them finding a damaged vessel, a crew that ambushes Kurt and Joe Zavala who seem terrified of something. What happens next has them baffled. Kurt and Joe think the crew are suffering from Havana Syndrome which only deepens the mystery of what is going on and when danger mounts and some members of the NUMA crew get afflicted by the same thing, it’s up to Joe and Kurt to figure things out before their comrades and friends are forever damaged as well as save the world from a danger no one sees coming.

 

Man, I love Clive Cussler’s books and his NUMA Files series is full of the action, mystery and more that you expect from one of his books. CONDOR’S FURY is another perfect addition to this series and one I couldn’t put down. I tore through this book with eagerness as I love the dynamics Kurt and the NUMA crew have together as coworkers as well as friends. Plus each character is so different from one another and that works so well in this author’s books as a whole. I love how unique and entertaining these characters are in this series as well as the whole. There was plenty of edge of your seat anticipation to a few chuckles as there are some lighter moments that left me giggling at times. These two authors deliver a pulse pounding ride from start to finish and I know I am not the only one who enjoys high stakes built up in a book packed with twists and turns galore that keep the reader on their toes.

 

CONDOR’S FURY is another splendid story set around the NUMA crew and delivers everything within its pages you would expect from past books. Even though Clive Cussler is no longer with us, Graham Brown keeps his memory alive in this newest book. Filled with action pounding scenes to exotic locales, the authors deliver one wild rife from start to finish. I am eager to see where they go in this series and how they go about it. I am just glad Mr. Brown doesn’t change the core of this series, which is filled with the characters readers have grown to love and enjoy.

 

This is an objective review and not an endorsement.