Sahara (Dirk Pitt Adventure) - Softcover

Cussler, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439135681 ISBN 13: 9781439135686

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2009

Synopsis

Clive Cussler's breathtaking thriller is now available in a premium edition in an exciting new package.

Egypt, 1996. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, Dirk Pitt thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist who's investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas.

Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team, equipped with an extraordinary, state-of-the-art yacht, run a gauntlet between a billionaire industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt finds a gold mine manned by slaves and uncovers the truth behind two enduring mysteries--the fate of a Civil War ironclad and its secret connection with Lincoln's assassination, and the last flight of a long-lost female pilot. Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, Dirk Pitt will make a desperate stand--in a battle the world cannot afford to lose.

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Review:

-- Washington Post Book World

.,."refreshing escapist entertainment."

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Clive Cussler is at his absolute, riotous, violent,

macho best in SAHARA.... Dirk Pitt is a godsend

... The finale is no less than splendid."

Flint Journal

"Dirk Pitt is at it again... proving himself indestructible

to the bad guys and irresistible to beautiful women -- and

irresistible to readers as well!.... Terrifically fun...."

United Press International

"Clive Cussler gets more wild and mischievous with

every new book.... SAHARA is a fast-moving

string of adventures with some outrageous side

plots.... A tour de force...."

Stephen Coonts

"Don't even peek at SAHARA until you're ready to

read every word. America's finest adventure writer,

Clive Cussler, has given us the ultimate Dirk Pitt

tale, s taut zinger that I couldn't put down."

Flint Journal

"Dirk Pitt is at it again... proving himself indestructible to the bad guys and irresistible to beautiful women -- and irresistible to readers as well!.... Terrifically fun...."

United Press International

"Clive Cussler gets more wild and mischievous with every new book.... SAHARA is a fast-moving string of adventures with some outrageous side plots.... A tour de force...."

Sunday Oklahoman

"It's Dirk Pitt at his adventurous best...."

Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Clive Cussler is at his absolute, riotous, violent, macho best in SAHARA.... Dirk Pitt is a godsend ... The finale is no less than splendid."

Publishers Weekly

"Cussler champions ecological issues with verve, and continues his love affair with history.... Great fun... putting Beau Geste swashbucklers against the vilest of villains."

About the Author:

Clive Cussler's life nearly parallels that of his hero, Dirk Pitt. Whether searching for lost aircraft or leading expeditions to find famous shipwrecks, he has garnered an amazing record of success. With his NUMA crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty lost ships of historic significance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1439135681
• ISBN 13: 9781439135686
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 693