White Death by Clive Cussler

White Death by Clive Cussler

Hailed as a hero for the new millennium, NUMA leader Kurt Austin must protect the seas' delicate ecosystem from a fish-farming organization with big plans for their genetically-modified product in this #1 New York Times-bestselling adventure series.

A confrontation between a radical environmentalist group and a Danish cruiser leave many survivors trapped inside a sunken ship. But when the head of NUMA Special Assignments, Kurt Austin, and his colleague, Joe Zavala, are enlisted to run the rescue operation, they uncover a far more sinister agenda on the part of the supposed environmental group. Their agency, Sentinels of the Sea, is connected to a shadowy multinational corporation with plans for controlling the world's oceans. And somebody within the company is willing to kill anyone who gets in the way.

When Austin narrowly escapes an explosion on his own boat, he becomes certain he's the next target. This can only mean he's onto something big. In fact, he's in the midst of an environmental disaster that has already begun, and only he and NUMA(R) stand in the way.

My career as a fiction writer began thanks to an 18th-century pirate's poor navigation. And it was in 1717 when the Whydah, a ship transporting a treasure, ran aground. In the 1980s, three salvage companies competed for the opportunity to find the wreck. The salvage debate heated up at times, and I wondered if their narrative could be turned into a book. Aristotle Soc Socarides, an ex-cop, diver, fisherman, and private investigator, was created by myself.

He was more enlightened than ruthless. Cool Blue Tomb was his debut appearance, and the book earned the Shamus Award for Best Paperback Novel. After many years in the newspaper industry, I decided to try my hand at fiction writing and completed five more books in the series. Paul Kemprecos is the best mystery writer in America, according to Clive Cussler.

Despite the praise, the Soc series remained stuck in the middle of the pack. By the time I finished my most recent novel, I was considering a different job, such as working in a 7-11. Clive called a few months after the release of Bluefin Blues to say that a Dirk Pitt spin-off was in the works. It'd be called the NUMA Files, and he wanted to know if I'd be interested in working on it.

My wife sealed the deal by saying, What else do you have to do? Austin had some nautical experience, and another team member, Paul Trout, was a Cape Cod native. Every one of the seven NUMA Files that followed, including Polar Shift, which beat out The DaVinci Code for first place, made The New York Times bestseller list. I'm still writing and working on the Soc series' e-book publication.

Christi and I currently reside on Cape Cod, where she runs her own financial services firm. We have two kitties and live in an 1865 farmhouse. We have three granddaughters and three children. Visit Paul Kemprecos' website at http://www.paulkemprecos.com/ to learn more about him.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780399150418
ISBN 10	0399150412
Title	White Death
Author	Clive Cussler
Series	Numa Files
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Putnam Adult
Year published	2003-06-23
Number of pages	419
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