Odessa sea
Cussler, Clive
Genre:
"Over the years
Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. This time
it has found him. . Pitt
the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency
is on the Black Sea
helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck
when he responds to an urgent Mayday - "Under attack!" - from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive
there is nobody there. Just dead bodies
a smell of sulfur in the air
and
as Pitt and Giordino explore
a blast from the stern that scuttles the ship swiftly
almost taking them with it. The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship
the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. A brilliant developer of advanced drone technology on an unknown mission.Modern-day nuclear smugglers
determined Ukrainian rebels
a beautiful anti-terrorism agent from Europol - all will combine to present Pitt with the most dangerous challenge of his career. And not only Pitt. His two children
marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer
are exploring a mysterious shipwreck of their own
when they are catapulted into his orbit. The three of them are used to perilous situations - but this time
they may have found their match."--
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