Odessa Sea: 24 (Dirk Pitt Adventure)

Dirk Pitt répond à un mystérieux SOS provenant d'un navire déserté qui l'entraînera vers un secret mortel, vestige de la course à l'armement de la guerre froide, dans cette série de best-sellers du New York Times, numéro 1. Dirk Pitt, directeur de la National Underwater and Marine Agency, est en mer Noire, où il aide à localiser une épave ottomane perdue, lorsqu'il répond à un appel de détresse urgent - "Attaqué !" - provenant d'un cargo à proximité. Mais lorsque lui et son collègue Al Giordino arrivent, il n'y a personne. Il n'y a que des cadavres et une odeur de soufre dans l'air. Alors que Pitt et Giordino explorent les lieux, une explosion provenant de la poupe saborde rapidement le navire, les emportant presque avec elle. Plus ils cherchent le secret du bateau de la mort, plus ils s'enfoncent dans une série de découvertes extraordinaires. Une tentative désespérée, en 1917, de préserver la richesse et le pouvoir de l'empire Romanov. Un bombardier de la guerre froide perdu avec une cargaison mortelle. Un brillant développeur d'une technologie avancée de drones en mission inconnue. Des trafiquants d'armes nucléaires des temps modernes, des rebelles ukrainiens déterminés, un bel agent antiterroriste d'Europol : tous ces éléments vont se combiner pour mettre Pitt face au défi le plus dangereux de sa carrière. Et il n'y a pas que Pitt. Ses deux enfants, Dirk, ingénieur maritime, et Summer, océanographe, explorent eux-mêmes une mystérieuse épave lorsqu'ils sont catapultés en orbite. Tous trois sont habitués aux situations périlleuses, mais cette fois, ils ont peut-être trouvé leur maître. "Over the years, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. This time, it has found him. The extraordinary new novel from the grand master of adventure and #1 New York Times-bestselling author. Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday - "Under attack!" - from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies, a smell of sulfur in the air, and, as Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern that scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with it. The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship, the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. A brilliant developer of advanced drone technology on an unknown mission.Modern-day nuclear smugglers, determined Ukrainian rebels, a beautiful anti-terrorism agent from Europol - all will combine to present Pitt with the most dangerous challenge of his career. And not only Pitt. His two children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are exploring a mysterious shipwreck of their own, when they are catapulted into his orbit. The three of them are used to perilous situations - but this time, they may have found their match. Filled with breathtaking suspense and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea is further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler"-- "Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday - "Under attack!" - from a nearby freighter"-- Dirk Pitt—“oceanography’s answer to Indiana Jones”*—responds to a Mayday signal from a deserted ship and gets drawn towards a deadly Cold War secret in this thriller in Clive Cussler’s #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday—“Under attack!”—from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies and a smell of sulfur in the air. As Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with it. The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship, the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. A brilliant developer of advanced drone technology on an unknown mission. Modern-day nuclear smugglers, determined Ukrainian rebels, a beautiful anti-terrorism agent from Europol—all will combine to present Pitt with the most dangerous challenge of his career.And not only Pitt. His two children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are exploring a mysterious shipwreck of their own, when they are catapulted into his orbit. The three of them are used to perilous situations—but this time, they may have found their match. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. Mysterious deaths on the Black Sea linked to modern day smugglers of nuclear materials. At the center of it all is Dirk Pitt and his team from NUMA. As the danger escalates, there's only one man who can avert catastrophe. From London to Washington, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, the action never stops, as Pitt races to prevent the next global war