Synopses & Reviews
Charts of lost gold...breathtaking art and rarevolumes...maps of hidden oil and mineral deposits thatcould change the world's balance of power.Now DIRK PITT discovers the secret trail of thetreasures of Alexandria -- a trail that plunges him into abrutal conspiracy for total domination of the globe. Zealotsthreaten to unseat the governments of Egypt and Mexico,exposing America to invasion and economic collapse.Suddenly, from East to West, anarchists reach their deadlytentacles into the heart of the United States.And DIRK PITT, the hard-hitting hero of Clive Cussler'ssmash bestsellers Sahara and Inca Gold, is up against themost feared assassin known to man. An international bandof terrorists is making its play for world power on the highseas -- and Pitt is the only man alive who can stop them!
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Associated Press
"There's 'treasure' to be found in Chive Cussler'siatest novel, and it's not the discovery of the goldencasket of Alexander the Great.... The true treasureis Dirk Pitt."
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Denver Post
"A four-star page turner...."
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South Bend Tribune
"A first-rate story told by a first-class writer."
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Denver Post
"A four-star page turner...."
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Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Slick, searing and shocking.... We're off andrunning in a race to see which superpower uncoversthe treasure's hiding place first. You name it, you'vegot it in TREASURE.... [A} slam-bang rouser."
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New York Daily News
"An ingenious roller-coaster of a story.... AndPitt, an Indiana Jones with 007 tastes, has neverbeen better. This one will cost readers precioussleep. Guaranteed."
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Chattanooga News-Free Press
"An action-filled feast of enviable proportions....High suspense and engrossing drama.... Cusslerhas the ability to keep the reader flipping pages wellpast his regular bedtime."
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The Washington Post
"Cruising speed in TREASURE is pedal-to-the-metal fast forward.... Cussler moves the playersaround the global chessboard with a compellingclarity that keeps you captivated.... His shoot-outs are first rate.... And the conclusion isgangbusters."
About the Author
Clive Cussler is acclaimed worldwide as the Grandmaster of Adventure. He got his start in advertising, first as an award-winning copy writer, and then as creative director for two of the nation's largest agencies. His initial foray into fiction was in 1973, when he wrote his first Dirk Pitt® novel.
Since then he has continued to write Dirk Pitt® adventures while living a life that nearly parallels that of his action hero. Like Pitt, Cussler enjoys discovering and collecting things of historical significance. With NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency, a non profit group begun by Cussler) he has had an amazing record of finding over 60 shipwrecks, one of which was the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. Cussler also has a renowned and extensive classic car collection, which features over 80 examples of custom coachwork.
Along with being Chairman of NUMA, he is also a fellow of the Explorers Club (which honored him with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration), the Royal Geographical Society and the American Society of Oceanographers. Married to Barbara Knight for 40 years, with three children and two grandchildren, he divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.