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'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

DEEP UNDER THE WAVES, A MISSION TO A LEGENDARY MARITIME DISASTER . . .

The President's secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element - and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance.

Two and a half miles beneath the icy North Atlantic, the mighty Titanic holds the key to the safety of the free world. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission: to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of the century.

It will be one of the most stupendous tests of courage and ingenuity ever**.**

'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy

'The Adventure King' Daily Express