The Navigator

<P><B>Clive Cussler continues his thrilling NUMA Files with <I>The Navigator</I>.</B><br><br>Iraq, 2003: in the post-war looting of the treasures from Baghdad's antiquities museum, a legendary Phoenicean statue is stolen . . .<br><br>Known as the Navigator, the statue points back to the days of King Solomon and is the vital clue to a secret of unimaginable power. Lucky then that UN investigator Carina Mechadi recovers it quickly. But a daring raid by helicopter in Iceberg Alley off Newfoundland and the statue is gone again - while Carina is only saved by the timely intervention of Kurt Austin of NUMA.<br><br>Now Austin and Carina are scouring the globe. Firstly, to track down the statue as it leaves a trail of murder and mayhem in its wake. And, secondly, to beat the thieves to the secret of the Navigator - for if it falls into the wrong hands, the world could be changed for ever.<br><br><B>Clive Cussler, author of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, and co-author Paul Kemprecos place their hero, Kurt Austin, in a globe-trotting race against time in <I>The Navigator</I>, the seventh novel of the action-packed NUMA Files series. <br></B><br><B>Praise for Clive Cussler</B><br><br>'Cussler is hard to beat' <br><I>Daily Mail</I><br><br>'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' <br>Tom Clancy<br><br>'The Adventure King' <br><I>Daily Express</I></P>