Area 51

From NY Times Bestselling Author Bob Mayer writing as Robert DohertyOver 1.2 Million copies of Area 51 sold in print-also author of bestselling Atlantis seriesDeep in the Nevada desert is the most secure compound in the United States: Area 51The most chilling experiment of all time is about to begin there. The President doesn't know about it. Just a few scientists and military personnel working for Majestic-12 do, and they are about to make a very big mistake . . .Former Green Beret Mike Turcotte, assigned to Nightscape, security for Area 51, begins to realize things aren't as they seem. Deep inside the Great Pyramid in Giza, an archeologist makes a startling discovery in the lowest chamber. On Easter Island, what are the giant statues guarding? What was Thule and why were the Nazis so intent on finding it during World War II? What are the strange stones off the coast of Bimini? All these clues and more add up to a frightening countdown that could bring about the end of our planet. Turcotte and Presidential Science Adviser, Lisa Duncan must race against time to save the world from the secret hidden at Area 51.Praise for Atlantis by Bob Mayer: "Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling." Terry Brooks, #1 NY Times Bestselling author of the Shannara series and Star Wars Phantom MenaceReference Mayer's Thrillers"Mayer had me hooked from the very first page." Stephen Coonts"Exciting and authentic. Don't miss this one!" W.E.B. Griffen"Fascinating, imaginative and nerve-wracking." Kirkus Reviews"A pulsing technothriller. A nailbiter in the best tradition of adventure fiction." Publishers Weekly.When nine atmospheric crafts of unknown origin were discovered in the Antarctic in the late 1940s, the U.S. government established Area 51 to study the abandoned technology. Dr. Hans Von Seeckt, who is the only original member of the secret research committee, has observed the marvelous craft in flight and witnessed a fantastic array of bizarre, unexplained phenomena. But Dr. Van Seeckt fears that the technology of the mothership is beyond our scope and an explosive threat to the entire planet. He must race against time to unlock the secret of the ship--and to the origins of mankind itself.