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Dirk Pitt meets an intriguing and sinister villain, in a conflict that is waged above and below the sea for…
the survival of sea creatures and human beings. Through trials by storms, hunger and thirst, Pitt's genius and drive eventually bring him to a spine chilling confrontation with Arthur Dorsett, at the heart of his domain: a confrontation in which Pitt gains triumph at the cost of great personal loss. 1996.
Cussler's hero, Dirk Pitt, rescues a young biochemist from certain death and ends up in a race to save the…
world from an environmental catastrophe. Sequel to "Dragon" (DC28143). Followed by "Inca gold". 1992. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 11)
To ensure America's security from foreign attack, it becomes essential to obtain the rare element of Byzanium, which lies in…
the hold of the Titanic. Some strong language. Sequel to "Iceberg", followed by "Vixen 03". 1976. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 3)
Two agents race to uncover the North American treaty which has been hidden for 75 years. The treaty is worth…
billions to America, but could mean war for Great Britain. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. Followed by "Iceberg". 1981. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 1)
An Asian shipping empire is involved in the kidnapping of senior U.S. officials, and the abduction of the American president…
from his yacht on the Potomac River. Sequel to "Pacific vortex", followed by "Cyclops". 1984. (Dirk pitt novel ; 7)
A Luftwaffe ace, a Nazi war criminal, a beautiful and untrustworthy brunette, and a deadly billion-dollar cargo become the objects…
of a desperate search as Dirk Pitt matches wits with the elusive leader of an international smuggling ring. 2004.
Dirk Pitt was astonished to discover that he had two grown children he had never known, 23-year-old twins born to…
a woman he thought had died in an underwater earthquake. Both have inherited his love of the sea, and now they are about to help their father in the adventure of a lifetime. The two young people are working in a NUMA underwater enclosure off the shore of Nicaragua, trying to determine its origin. Then the worst storm in years boils up out of the sky, heading not only straight for them but also for a luxurious floating resort hotel. Sequel to "Valhalla rising". 2003. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 17)
Features a maverick American colony on the Moon, a fabulous sunken treasure sought by an unscrupulous financier and Soviet schemes…
to steal U.S. space secrets. Sequel to "Deep six" (DC04682), followed by "Treasure". Bestseller 1985. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 8)
In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship "Emerald Dolphin" suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused…
it? Why didn't the alarms go off? National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA) special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him. Sequel to "Atlantis found" (DC28140), followed by "Trojan odyssey" (DC28368). 2001. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 16)
Dirk Pitt, on board an oceanographic survey vessel, helps rescue passengers from a luxury cruise ship that mysteriously catches fire…
on its maiden voyage. One of the survivors is Kelly Egan who has managed to save her father's papers, only to have her life threatened. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001
In A.D. 327, a Roman galley with an extraordinary cargo barely escapes a pirate attack. In 1916, a British warship…
mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. What ties them all together? NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team are about to find out, as Roman artifacts discovered in Turkey and Israel unnervingly connect to the rise of a fundamentalist movement determined to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire. From Washington to London to the treacherous shores of the Near East, dangerous men and desperate acts fill their path, and at the end of it, the most dangerous thing of all: the rumored existence of a mysterious "Manifest," lost long ago, which if discovered again . . . just might change the history of the world as we know it
Sixty years after an eccentric Hungarian scientist discovered how to artificially disrupt the planet and cause earthquakes and volcanoes, an…
antiglobalization outfit learns about his method and plans to try it. Kurt Austin and his team at NUMA work frantically to prevent a polar shift. Some violence and some strong language. Sequel to "Lost city" (DC26331). Bestseller. 2005. (Kurt Austin adventure)
Only Cabrillo could convert the interior of a nondescript lumber hauler into a state of the art spy ship -…
and only he could take the helm on the dangerous covert missions it carries out for whatever U.S. agency pays the price. It's up to Cabrillo and his crew of expert intelligence and naval men to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate - and steal - the all-important artifact. 2003.
Kurt Austin and his crew slake their thirst for action as they attempt to drown an eco-extortionist's plan to control…
the world's water supply. An investigation into the sudden deaths of rare whales leads Kurt Austin, National Underwater and Marine Agency crew leader, to the Mexican coast where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. 2000.
1908. Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency investigates the supposed suicide of battleship engineer Arthur Langner. After more…
deaths among naval research staff, Bell hunts for a foreign spy hobbling American military advances during a buildup to war. Some violence. Bestseller. 2010. (Isaac Bell adventure)
Sam and Remi Fargo, heroes of Spartan Gold, return in this extraordinary new adventure from the number-one New York Times-…
bestselling author. With Spartan Gold, a daring thriller that Publishers Weekly proclaimed "solidly in the Cussler tradition, [and] sure to please new fans and old," Clive Cussler introduced husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo. In their electrifying new adventure, the Fargos make a startling discovery that others would kill to keep hidden...? While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly. Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt-but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death. Filled with the dazzling suspense and breathtaking action that are Cussler's trademarks, Lost Empire is a stunning new novel from the grand master of adventure.
Detective Isaac Bell, hero of The Chase and The Wrecker, returns in the remarkable new adventure from the number-one New…
York Timesbestselling author. It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting. When a brilliant American battleship-gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point to murder. And when more suspicious deaths follow, it becomes clear that someonean elusive spyis orchestrating the destruction of America's brightest technological minds...?nd the murders all connect to a top-secret project called Hull 44. But that is just the beginning. Bell will find himself pitted against German, Japanese, and British spies in a mission that encompasses dreadnought battleships, Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, Chinatown, Hell's Kitchen, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This time it is more than the future of his country that's at stakeit's the fate of the world. From the Compact Disc edition.
Pre-World War I. Private detectives Isaac Bell and Archie Abbott are escorting a swindler to New York aboard the ocean…
liner Mauretania when Bell saves two fellow passengers--professor Franz Beiderbecke and his assistant--from German kidnappers. Beiderbecke fears the thugs were after his secret invention--and soon he disappears. Bestseller. 2012
In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed a 50,000 year-old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone,…
which he soon discovers possesses potentially catastrophic radioactive power. The astounding find places him in the crossfire of two opposing terrorist groups who seek the stone for themselves. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his ship of high-tech mercenaries must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone - and prevent the outbreak of World War III. c2004.
Sixty years after an eccentric Hungarian scientist discovered how to artificially disrupt the planet and cause earthquakes and volcanoes, an…
antiglobalization outfit learns about his method and plans to try it. Kurt Austin and his team at NUMA work frantically to prevent a polar shift. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Sequel to "Lost city" (EB73403). Bestseller. 2005. (Kurt Austin adventure)