Spy-Hunters #11

Counter-intelligence agent Chet Porter finds himself branded a coward after a photograph captures him pinned down during a spy operation in Washington, D.C., and the whole country sees it in the papers. Desperate to clear his name and prove himself, Chet is assigned to what seems like a dead-end post: monitoring an inventor at Midwestern University who's perfected a remarkable electronic brain capable of solving complex problems faster than any human mind. As Chet settles into his new role, darker forces begin closing in on the professor's revolutionary invention.

During the British occupation of New York City in the Revolutionary War, a talented piano-player named Caleb Bolton overhears British officers discussing their defensive strategy at a tavern—and devises an ingenious way to relay their secrets to General Washington without arousing suspicion. When Bolton transforms a map of enemy positions into a coded musical composition, he must use his skill and wit to smuggle the intelligence past British guards and reach the Continental Army.

Mitch Cooper, a foreign correspondent on assignment in Burma, finds himself caught between warring factions when he stumbles onto the headquarters of gun-runner Lady Moonlight—a ruthless operator who'll sell weapons to any side that pays. When Mitch's cover is blown and Lady Moonlight is taken hostage by the communist guerrilla leader Rodenski, the American must navigate a tense standoff where every move could mean disaster. With nothing but wits and determination, Mitch faces impossible choices in the steaming jungles of the Irrawaddy.

When Joe Harvey and his crew of the shark-fishing vessel "Abalone" attempt to buy an old whaler in the Gulf of California, a mysterious explosion sets the ship adrift—and within hours, a woman and her associates try to force Felipe into a dangerous job he won't explain. As Joe and his men investigate, they discover that someone has been deliberately keeping ships out of these waters, and the truth involves far more than maritime sabotage. With enemy submarines closing in and strange dangers lurking beneath the gulf's surface, the crew must uncover who's orchestrating the attacks before the "Abalone" becomes their tomb.

When Scipio decides to negotiate a treaty with King Syphax of Numidia, he promises to send only peaceful diplomats—then secretly disguises his top military officers as slaves to spy on the Numidian forces. But when one of the officers nearly blows the cover, Lelius must think fast to keep the espionage mission from unraveling and ensure Rome gains the intelligence it needs.