Flood Tide

Clive Cussler returns with his renowned fictional character Dirk Pitt, following the phenomenal success of his first nonfiction book The Sea Hunters. This skillfully written story of villainy on the high seas and the Mississippi River can only solidify Cussler's reputation as the grand master of adventure fiction.

Human life are the currency of the realm for the rich and avaricious Chinese smuggler who opposes Dirk Pitt in Flood Tide. A significant portion of his enormous riches has come from smuggling Chinese immigrants into other nations, including the US.

Pitt travels from Washington State to Louisiana, where his quarry is building a massive cargo port in the middle of nowhere, by following the smugglers' actions. Why has he picked this strange place to be? After that, the trail leads to the race to discover the location of the mysterious sinking of the ship carrying wealth that Chiang Kai-shek departed China in 1949, including the fabled crates that held the bones of Peking Man that had disappeared at the start of World War 1.

Pitt is up against the strongest opponent he has ever faced as he gets ready for the decisive match. Clive Cussler has been one of America's most well-known novels for twelve years running, with over 70 million copies of his works in print. His most recent work is really tense, well-written, and captivating.