Reviews

Atlanta Journal and Constitution"Lovers of undersea adventure...should get to know DIRK PITT"

Chicago Tribune"Cussler has developed and patented a vibrant, rollicking narrative style that seldom shows signsof relenting...."

Richmond Times-Dispatch"Cussler is a master at building suspense andtension... high-tech adventure, a little romanceand a whale of a story...."

Tom Clancy"A new Clive Cussler novelis like a visit from your best friend."

United Press International"Cussler can keep anyone on the edge of their chairwith his gripping descriptions of action...."

A chance rescue of two divers trapped in a Peruvian sinkhole leads series hero Dirk Pitt ( Raise the Titanic! ; Deep Six ) into a search for lost treasure that involves grave robbers, art thieves and ancient curses. Cussler's latest adventure novel features terrorists who aren ' t really terrorists and a respected archeologist who is not what he seems; it all boils down to a race between Pitt and some unscrupulous crooks for a cache of Inca gold hidden away from the Spanish and lost since the 16th century. The villains, a society of art and antiquity smugglers called the Solpemachaco , want to get their hands on the Golden Body Suit of Tiapollo, which contains in its hieroglyphics a description of the Inca treasure's hidden burial place. Pitt ends up searching for a jade box containing a quipu , an Inca silver-and-gold metalwork map to the treasure. The box was stolen from the Indians by the Spanish, stolen from the Spanish by Francis Drake and then lost in the South American jungle, but readers who know Pitt know that that a 400-year-old missing clue is only a minor obstacle. Master storyteller Cussler keeps the action spinning as he weaves a number of incredible plotlines and coincidences into a believable and gripping story. It's pure escapist adventure, with a wry touch of humor and a certain self-referential glee (Cussler himself makes a cameo appearance), but the entertainment value meets the gold standard. 550,000 first printing; Literary Guild super release and Doubleday Book Club super release. (June)

Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Lovers of undersea adventure...should get to know DIRK PITT"

"Cussler has developed and patented a vibrant, rollicking narrative style that seldom shows signsof relenting...."

"Cussler is a master at building suspense andtension... high-tech adventure, a little romanceand a whale of a story...."

"A new Clive Cussler novelis like a visit from your best friend."

"Cussler can keep anyone on the edge of their chairwith his gripping descriptions of action...."