Odessa Sea

<p><b>The new Dirk Pitt adventure from the No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author</b><br><br>As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding rouble. This time, though, trouble has found him . . .<br><br>On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea to locate the wreck of a lost Ottoman Empire ship, Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter.<br><br>But by the time they reach the area there's no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur in the air. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles the ship, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to add to the death toll.<br><br>As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they're plunged deep into an extraordinary series of discoveries.<br><br>And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 o preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is face with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.<br><br>Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own.<br><br><br><b>Praise for Clive Cussler</b>:<br><br>'Cussler is hard to beat' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers' <i>Associated Press</i><br><br>'Nobody does it better. . . nobody!' Stephen Coonts<br><br>'Just about the best storyteller in the business' <i>New York Post</i><br><br>'The adventure king' <i>Daily Express</i></p> <p><b>The new Dirk Pitt adventure from the No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author</b><br><br>As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding rouble. This time, though, trouble has found him . . .<br><br>On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea to locate the wreck of a lost Ottoman Empire ship, Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter.<br><br>But by the time they reach the area there's no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur in the air. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles the ship, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to add to the death toll.<br><br>As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they're plunged deep into an extraordinary series of discoveries.<br><br>And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 o preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is face with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.<br><br>Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own.<br><br><br><b>Praise for Clive Cussler</b>:<br><br>'Cussler is hard to beat' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers' <i>Associated Press</i><br><br>'Nobody does it better. . . nobody!' Stephen Coonts<br><br>'Just about the best storyteller in the business' <i>New York Post</i><br><br>'The adventure king' <i>Daily Express</i></p>