Dirk Cussler Livres

à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les Japonais lancèrent deux de leurs derniers sous-marins vers la côte Ouest des états-Unis, avec à leur bord des capsules contenant un redoutable virus. Leur objectif : déchaîner l’enfer. Un homme, informé de cette mission ultra-secrète, sait qu’aucun des deux sous-marins n’atteignit son but. Cependant, il croit connaître l’endroit où ils reposent encore, et conçoit un plan démoniaque pour utiliser leur cargaison – un plan qui pourrait remodeler entièrement l’Amérique, et peut-être le monde. Mais le clan Pitt se trouve sur son chemin. C’est la première fois que Dirk Pitt, nouveau directeur de la NUMA, fait équipe avec ses enfants, Summer, biologiste océanographe, et Dirk, architecte naval. C’est aussi la première fois qu’il affronte le diable en personne...

Russie, lac BaAkal. Un bateau de pAache A(c)vite de justesse une vague monstrueuse. Catastrophe naturelle ? Rien n'est moins sAr a - d'autant que l'A(c)quipage est bientAt kidnappA(c) et que le navire de Dirk Pitt manque A son tour d'Aatre coulA(c). L'enquAate nous conduit alors en Mongolie, oA un mystA(c)rieux magnat du pA(c)trole est prAat A tout pour rA(c)tablir la gloire de son aAeul, un conquA(c)rant dont l'empire dA(c)passait en son temps celui d'Alexandre le Grand. Des lacs gelA(c)s de SibA(c)rie aux dA(c)serts brAlants du nord de la Chine, Dirk Pitt dA(c)couvre des indices qui vont le mener sur les traces d'un trA(c)sor fantastique. Mais, pour l'atteindre, il doit arrAater le descendant de Gengis Khan, avant qu'il ne soit trop tarda ] PortA(c) par un rythme haletant, Le TrA(c)sor du Khan prouve une fois de plus qu'en matiA]re de romans d'aventures nul ne peut surpasser Clive Cussler.

An ancient cargo long thought lost is about to be found. With terrible consequences . . . Dirk Pitt is in the Middle East doing routine survey work when a spot of lucks leads him to an Ottoman wreck with a very curious cargo. While investigating the find, Pitt interrupts a night raid on Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum. Suddenly he's at the centre of a race to acquire a series of ancient and legendary artifacts. Meanwhile, a series of mosques across Turkey and Egypt are blown up, stoking tensions that may push the whole region to the brink of war. As Pitt comes to realize that the search for these artifacts and the bombings are related, he finds himself in a desperate bid to prevent a brother and sister team restoring the glory days of the Ottoman Empire for their own fanatical ends . . . Packed with breathtaking suspense and fired by an extraordinary imagination, Crescent Dawn is a barnstorming read for all fans of action, suspense and intrigue.

Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler. When NUMA director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea, he unearths clues pointing to an invaluable Buddhist artifact that has been lost for decades. But soon, he will learn that he’s not the only one making earthshattering discoveries. During a mission to recover a failed hypersonic missile from Luzon Strait, Pitt finds himself racing against a rogue Chinese military team…who have hijacked a ship strong enough to stir the ocean into a veritable Devil’s Sea. From the cold depths of the Pacific to the dizzying heights of the Himalayas, only Pitt and his children can unravel the mysteries that will preserve a religion, save a nation…and save the world from war.

A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming... a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia... a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war... NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there's a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man?and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren't careful, the very same fate may await them.

NUMA director Dirk Pitt searches for the connections among newly discovered Roman artifacts, the rise of a fundamentalist movement, and the existence of a mysterious long-lost "manifest," which, if discovered again, may change the history of the world.

Our stripey friends need you! Bees, wasps, hoverflies and other stripey insects are essential to keeping us, and our planet, alive. Discover the simple ways you can help them thrive in all green spaces - from gardens to window boxes and pots - with insect champion Nicola Bradbear, from Bees for Development charity. There are lots of fun things you can do whatever space you have. And these acts of kindness will all make a big difference.

A deadly river collision puts Dirk Pitt on the trail of an ancient mystery stretching back thousands of years . . . When a rogue cargo freighter strikes an oil tanker in the Detroit River, the oil spill is the worst marine disaster in years. Dirk Pitt's NUMA team lead the clean-up operation, with the help of new green tech firm, BioRem. But when one of NUMA's best divers dies suspiciously while working on the wreck, Pitt fears there's more to BioRem than simply saving the environment. Discovering a trail of unexplained deaths which appear to be linked to BioRem's sites around the world, Pitt unravels a mystery from our past that could jeopardise mankind's future. But someone is determined to make sure Pitt and his associates don't survive to learn the truth . . .

While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous—a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Meanwhile, Pitt’s children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The problem is, that stone was believed to have been destroyed on the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, which brings them both to Cuba as well—and squarely into harm’s way. The three of them have been in desperate situations before . . . but perhaps never quite as dire as the one facing them now.

Suspense fiction. A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle for survival against the hostile elements and evil megalomaniac who is about to plunge the North American continent into war.