Storm Killer (Paperback)

~ Benjamin Blue (Author)
Key Phrases: killer station, safety closet, Storm Killer, United States, Adam Sand (more...)

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Hurricane Edna is growing by the hour and Florida is squarely in her path. The United States has built the Storm Killer Project, a huge orbiting defense system, which may be able to destroy the hurricane before it reaches land. The station is operational and about to attack the hurricane, when acts of sabotage threaten its very existence.

The saboteurs inflict enough damage on the station that the technology designed to defeat the hurricane is actually strengthening it to a category five monster.

The three-person NASA security team, on board the station, is the only force available to thwart the saboteurs' plans, and prevent the failure of Storm Killer.

Kim Danby, a woman addicted to drugs, leads the team. The other members of team, Lieutenant James and Dan Hoch, also have flaws and black marks that make them vulnerable. Each must battle their own personal demons as they pursue the investigation.

Even when one of the team is murdered, the others continue to follow the evidence and unravel the clues that lead to the identity of the conspirators hidden within NASA's and Washington's highest-ranking command structures. They must arrest the perpetrators in time to stop the destruction of the station by a Russian nuclear missile.

As the conspirators are unmasked and arrested, their leader senses his plan is crumbling and flees by a well-planned escape route. He thinks himself safe from law enforcement.



Little does he suspect that he needs to fear his own kind more than the law!

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425174817
• ISBN-13: 978-1425174811
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,016,609 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Storm Killer -- timely, topical, and engaging, September 4, 2008

By	D. A. Blankinship "Dave" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Killer (Hardcover)

The "Storm Killer" is a space station designed to end hurricanes. I began reading "Storm Killer" as hurricane Gustav was crossing Haiti, building into the ominous storm that lead to the evacuation of New Orleans and the neighboring areas. A few days later, I finished the book as the upper south was being drenched in the remnants of the hurricane's last fury. The read was timely, topical, and engaging.

Benjamin Blue creates a believable future firmly grounded in one of the growing threats facing the Gulf Coast region, Florida, and the Eastern seaboard. He takes us into the design, construction, and activation of a massive space station, and then launches his own intrigue as the "bad guys" begin their plan to wreck havoc on the effort.

He also provides the moment-by-moment details as a hurricane builds and begins its destructive trail. I have been in five hurricanes (one in South Carolina, two in Key West, Florida, and two while at sea in the Gulf of Mexico aboard the USS Howard W. Gilmore). The author is fully credible in his description of these violent storms crossing the oceans and making landfall.

With a cast of characters that includes scientists, technicians, security forces, and politicians. Blue sounds that ever-present cautionary tone that great evil can come from the effort to achieve great good.

Get this book and read it before this hurricane season ends.

D. A. Blankinship
Author, "The Scoloderus Conspiracy" and "Newton's Legacy"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling read in an action adventure mystery, August 12, 2008

By	Michael L. Worswick (Kansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Storm Killer (Hardcover)

I have read every Clive Cussler. Storm Killer is based on more believable technology than Cussler's technology so I hesitate to call this story science fiction. The story is about a U.S. space station that can alter weather patterns on earth. The author blends enough believable science into a mystery adventure story line to make it all seem plausible. Blue's writing reminds me of some early Dan Brown novels. Like many adventure books the first few chapters set up the proposition. After the first few chapters, I had a hard time putting the book down. Storm Killer made me want to keep on reading just like Robert Parker and Lee Child make me stay up late. There are plenty of twists, turns and subplots in this book. I will be looking for another book from this author.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is like chocolate!, August 15, 2008

By	poetrylover (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm Killer (Hardcover)

When I first sat down to read this book, I thought, well this isn't really sounding to be my cup of tea. (Honestly, I make a lot of purchases on the recommendations of others.) I figured I would do the book and author justice and read the first Chapter.

Needless to say, about 8 hours later I looked up and this book had given me great entertainment with a story that left my stomach in knots. The passion and drive Mr. Blue has painted the words on the page began to bleed into my veins.

It was creative! It was orginal! It opened my mind and had me asking. Could we really control storms? This story is crafted with the knowledge of a veteran writer! For a first novel, I suspect Mr. Blue could be the next Tom Clancy. No kidding.

After all is said and done, this book touched my emotions, and left me wanting more. Like chocolate.