{"product_id":"9780743423083","title":"Blue Gold: A Kurt Austin Adventure (NUMA Files Series #2)","description":"Clive Cussler’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eBlue Gold, \u003c\/i\u003enow available in ebook, is a heart-pounding thriller in the NUMA adventure series. Kurt Austin navigates the Amazon jungle in search of a legend that could change the path of science—but secretive powers will do anything to stop him.\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom deep within the Venezuelan rain forest emanates the legend of a white goddess and a mysterious tribe with startling technical accomplishments. Few believe the tribe exists—and even fewer suspect its deity may hold knowledge that can change the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor National Underwater\u0026amp;Marine Agency crew leader Kurt Austin, an investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads him to the Mexican coast, where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America’s lush hills, a specially assigned NUMA crew turns up the white-goddess legend—and a murderous cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions. Soon Austin and his crew realize they’re working the opposite ends of the same grand scheme. A billionaire California tycoon is poised to rise to power by monopolizing the earth’s vastly depleted freshwater reserves and ultimately dominate the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAustin has a hunch Venezuela’s mythical tribal goddess has some real roots in science, and may be the key to locating a secret formula that could turn vast amounts of seawater into fresh. But with each step into the bush, he and his NUMA team feel like fish out of water—and must fight a deadly, twisting trail of enemies through a dense jungle of treachery, blackmail, and murder.","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106628845808,"sku":"9780743423083","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743423083","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}