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Mirage
537 pages
A high-octane, globe-trotting thrill ride that blends historical conspiracy with explosive modern action.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like watching a blockbuster action movie on the biggest screen possible. It is a relentlessly propulsive experience, trading quiet introspection for high-octane thrills, roaring engines, and ticking clocks. The mood is cinematic and tense, steeped in the adrenaline of a globe-trotting race against time where historical secrets bleed into modern technological peril. The prose is punchy and utilitarian, designed purely to keep the pages turning and the explosions vivid. It is a story built on camaraderie under fire and the sheer kinetic joy of a well-executed mission. This is the perfect escape for readers who crave military hardware, daring escapes, and the satisfying rush of heroes saving the world at the very last second.
- Mood
- high-octane
- cinematic
- tense
- globe-trotting
- Tone
- urgent
- adventurous
- suspenseful
- action-oriented
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- historical conspiracies · technological peril · race against time · camaraderie under fire
- The writing
- Utilitarian, punchy, and highly visual, prioritizing forward momentum and technical detail over lyrical flourish.
- The arc
- Moves from the intriguing hook of a historical mystery into a relentless, adrenaline-fueled race that ends in explosive, satisfying triumph.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave blockbuster action, military hardware, and historical mysteries solved with modern firepower.
Content notes
- gun violence
- explosions
- peril
About the book
In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax — but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure. There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auctioned, something very dangerous to America’s interests, and the rumors link it to the great inventor Nikola Tesla, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the experiment? Are his notes in the hands of enemies? As Cabrillo races to find the truth, he discovers there is even more at stake than he could have imagined — but by the time he realizes it, he may already be too late.
Description from Open Library.
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