Part of Dirk Pitt®, book 24
First published 2016
Dirk Pitt leads the National Underwater and Marine Agency on a mission to find an Ottoman wreck in the Black Sea. When a desperate Mayday reaches him from a nearby cargo ship, he and Al Giordino race to help. They board the vessel to discover everyone aboard is dead, sulfur fills the air, and an explosion nearly kills them as the ship sinks. Their investigation pulls them into a web connecting a 1917 plot to save Romanov wealth, a missing Cold War bomber carrying lethal cargo, and a drone technology expert on a secret mission. Nuclear smugglers and Ukrainian rebels complicate the hunt while a Europol terrorism specialist joins the chase. Meanwhile, Pitt's children Dirk and Summer investigate their own shipwreck discovery until events drag them into their father's crisis. The Pitt family faces experienced danger before, but this conspiracy threatens to overwhelm even their combined skills and courage.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, found-family, secret-mission
Setting: Black Sea, Europe, Ukraine
Period: 1917, Cold War, Modern Day
486 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons