by Clive Cussler (Author)
The eleventh classic Dirk Pitt novel, where the adventurer is drawn to a secret in the burning African desert, which could destroy all life in the world's seas.
A CREEPING RED TIDE OF DEATH
Deep in the African desert, Dirk Pitt discovers that a top secret scientific installation is leaking a lethal chemical into the rivers, threatening to kill thousands of people - and to destroy all life in the world's seas.
To warn the world of the catastrophe, Pitt must escape capture and death at the hands of a ruthless West African dictator and French industrialist, and undertake a long, perilous journey across the merciless Sahara...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 23 Jul 1992
ISBN 10: 0002550938
ISBN 13: 9780002550932
Praise for Clive Cussler:
`Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
`The Adventure King' Sunday Express
`Much fun, crisply told, with exciting special effects'
Kirkus Review
`Just about the best storyteller in the business' New York Post
`A page-turning romp that achieves a level of fast-paced action and derring-do ... solidly entertaining'
Publishers Weekly
`Clive Cussler is the guy I read'
Tom Clancy
'No holds barred adventure ... a souped-up treat' Daily Mirror
`Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt are the first names in adventure'
Stephen Coonts
`Frightening and full of suspense ... unquestionably entertaining' Daily Express
Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt (R) adventures, such as Havana Storm; the NUMA (R) Files adventures, most recently The Pharaoh's Secret; the Oregon Files, such as The Emperor's Revenge; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures which lastly included The Solomon Curse. He lives in Arizona.