Odessa Sea

<B>Dirk Pitt is caught up in a dangerous and thrilling mystery on the murky waters of the Black Sea . . .<BR></B><BR>As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. 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. By the time they reach the ship 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 be added to the death toll.<BR><BR>As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they''re plunged deep into an extraordinary mystery. And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 to 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 faced with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.<BR><BR><B>Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, <I>Odessa Sea</I> proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own.</B><BR><BR><B>Praise for Clive Cussler</B><BR><BR>''Cussler is hard to beat'' <BR><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'' <BR><I>Associated Press</I><BR><BR>''Nobody does it better. . . nobody!'' <BR>Stephen Coonts<BR><BR>''Just about the best storyteller in the business'' <BR><I>New York Post</I><BR><BR>''The adventure king'' <BR><I>Daily Express</I>