Nearly five centuries ago a fleet of boats landed mysteriously on an island in an inland sea. There an ancient Andean people hid a golden hoard greater then that of any pharaoh, then they and their treasure vanished into history--until now.
1998, The Andes Mountains of Peru: Dirk Pitt dives into an ancient sacifical pool, saving two American Archaeologist from certain drowning. but this death-defying rescue is only the beginning, as it draws the intrepid Pitt into a vortex of darkness and danger, corruption and betrayal. A sinister crime cyndicate has traced the long-lost treasure--worth almost a billion dollars--from the Andes to the banks of a hidden underground river flowing beneath a Mexican desert, driven by burning greed and ruthless blood lust, the syndicate is racing to seize the golden prize...and to terminate the one man who can stop them: DIRK PITT! |
