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Clive Cussler Cold Fire
Adventure thriller
Clive Cussler Cold Fire
Book 22 of the NUMA Files series
After a powerful NATO laser is successfully tested over the Arctic, the American aircraft carrying it vanishes and its crew is found murdered. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and a nearby NUMA research vessel are pulled into the hunt while Russian and Chinese forces converge on the region, each determined to recover the missing weapon first. Evidence suggests the disappearance is more complicated than a simple hijacking, and the competing powers are being manipulated toward a confrontation. Kurt and the NUMA team must locate the weapon and expose the person engineering the crisis before the Arctic standoff becomes a global war.
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Wartime/battle violence and peril · Murder and death · Moderate frightening/intense material · Heavier kissing and romantic intimacy
Alcohol-Free Pour
Cold Brew Tonic
Rich coffee suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
What you'll need
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- Fill a highball glass with ice and tonic water. Slowly pour cold brew over the top and express the orange peel over the drink.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Salted Carmel White Russian
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Rich coffee suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
What you'll need
- 1/2 oz caramel vodka
- 3/4 oz coffee liqueur
- 1 oz half-and-half ↗
- 1/4 oz caramel syrup ↗
- 1 small pinch sea salt ↗
- Ice
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How to mix it
- Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add caramel vodka and coffee liqueur, then pour in the half-and-half. Drizzle with caramel syrup, add a small pinch of sea salt, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Caramel drizzle and tiny pinch of sea salt.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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