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The Lightning Stones

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Jack Du Brul

By Jack Du Brul

By Jack Du Brul

By Jack Du Brul

By Jack Du Brul
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By Jack Du Brul
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Mass Market Paperback $10.99

Jul 26, 2016 | ISBN 9780307454799

Ebook $7.99

Aug 11, 2015 | ISBN 9780385540377

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Aug 11, 2015 | 780 Minutes

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    About The Lightning Stones

    Geologist and adventurer Philip Mercer is visiting an old friend who’s working far down in Minnesota’s Leister Deep Mine—but he arrives too late to save Abe Jacobs and his climate-research team from a shocking, brutal attack. Mercer vows to seek revenge as well as answers, hoping to pick up Jacobs’s search for a cache of the rare crystals known as lightning stones—rumored to have been aboard Amelia Earhart’s plane when it vanished in 1937.
     
    From a harrowing close call in the Midwestern U.S. to a nailbiting showdown in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, to a remote island in the middle of the Pacific, Mercer must race to stay ahead of a team of highly-trained assassins—and to figure out if he’s chasing a rare scientific discovery, or merely a historical fairy tale.

    About The Lightning Stones

    What was Amelia Earhart carrying on her final flight? The adventure begins two thousand feet beneath the surface of the Earth.

    Philip Mercer, a preeminent geologist with a taste for international intrigue and danger, rides an elevator two thousand feet into the earth at the Leister Deep Mine in Minnesota. Mercer is there to visit his old friend and mentor, Abraham Jacobs, who is leading a research team to the deepest section of the mine for a groundbreaking study on climate change. But as Mercer approaches, he is stunned to hear automatic gunfire in the massive underground chambers. By the time he finds his way to them, Abe Jacobs and the entire research team have been brutally attacked—and Mercer is left seeking not only answers but revenge.
         Mercer immediately retraces Jacobs’s tracks, searching for clues to the secret project on which the distinguished scientist was working. Staying one step ahead of a highly trained team of assassins, Mercer follows a trail that leads from a harrowing close call in the Midwest to a nail-biting showdown in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to a remote island in the middle of the Pacific. At stake is an extraordinary scientific discovery that could irrevocably alter the planet, centered on a cache of rare crystals called lightning stones—rumored to have been aboard Amelia Earhart’s plane when it vanished on July 2, 1937.
         With his trademark combination of intellectual swagger, riveting action, and cutting-edge science, internationally bestselling author Jack Du Brul has crafted a superbly entertaining novel that will thrill his fans.

    About The Lightning Stones

    What was Amelia Earhart carrying on her final flight? The adventure begins two thousand feet beneath the surface of the Earth.

    Philip Mercer, a preeminent geologist with a taste for international intrigue and danger, rides an elevator two thousand feet into the earth at the Leister Deep Mine in Minnesota. Mercer is there to visit his old friend and mentor, Abraham Jacobs, who is leading a research team to the deepest section of the mine for a groundbreaking study on climate change. But as Mercer approaches, he is stunned to hear automatic gunfire in the massive underground chambers. By the time he finds his way to them, Abe Jacobs and the entire research team have been brutally attacked—and Mercer is left seeking not only answers but revenge.
         Mercer immediately retraces Jacobs’s tracks, searching for clues to the secret project on which the distinguished scientist was working. Staying one step ahead of a highly trained team of assassins, Mercer follows a trail that leads from a harrowing close call in the Midwest to a nail-biting showdown in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to a remote island in the middle of the Pacific. At stake is an extraordinary scientific discovery that could irrevocably alter the planet, centered on a cache of rare crystals called lightning stones—rumored to have been aboard Amelia Earhart’s plane when it vanished on July 2, 1937.
         With his trademark combination of intellectual swagger, riveting action, and cutting-edge science, internationally bestselling author Jack Du Brul has crafted a superbly entertaining novel that will thrill his fans.

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    About Jack Du Brul

    Jack Du Brul became a #1 New York Times–bestselling author by cowriting Clive Cussler’s fan-favorite Oregon series, which has become a fan favorite. Du Brul is also the writer of the bestselling novels featuring Philip Mercer. He lives in Virginia.

    About Jack Du Brul

    Jack Du Brul became a #1 New York Times–bestselling author by cowriting Clive Cussler’s fan-favorite Oregon series, which has become a fan favorite. Du Brul is also the writer of the bestselling novels featuring Philip Mercer. He lives in Virginia.

    About Jack Du Brul

    Jack Du Brul became a #1 New York Times–bestselling author by cowriting Clive Cussler’s fan-favorite Oregon series, which has become a fan favorite. Du Brul is also the writer of the bestselling novels featuring Philip Mercer. He lives in Virginia.

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Mass Market Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Anchor
    Jul 26, 2016 | 464 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780307454799

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Science Fiction & Fantasy

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Anchor
    Aug 11, 2015 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780385540377

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Aug 11, 2015 | 780 Minutes | ISBN 9781101924181
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    “Jack Du Brul just gets better with every book.  This is the most un-put-downable thriller I’ve read in ages.”
        —Lincoln Child

    “Fresh, original, and incredibly ingenious. This is wall-to-wall excitement! Nobody writes like Du Brul.”
        —Brad Thor, bestselling author of Code of Conduct
     
    “A perfect blend of menace with normality. Without question, Jack Du Brul is one of the thriller genre’s acknowledged masters.”
        —Steve Berry, bestselling author of The Patriot Threat
     
     “A rip-roaring, globe-trotting, seat-of-your-pants adventure novel extraordinaire.  An absolutely first rate novel and a gripping good read!”
        —Christopher Reich, bestselling author of Invasion of Privacy

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