A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''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
