"Over the years, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. This time, it has found him." <br> The extraordinary new novel from the grand master of adventure and #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. <br> 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.<br> The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship, the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries.<br> 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.<br> 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.<br> Filled with breathtaking suspense and remarkable imagination, "Odessa Sea "is further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler."
