Hardcover

Publisher: G.P. Putnam & Sons a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Isbn: 0-399-15259-8

Released: Nov 30, 2004
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Jacket design 2004 Lawrence Ratzkin
Front jacket illustration © 2004 Craig White
Illustrator: Carmelisa Castelli Henschen

"Clive the Mighty!" hailed Kirkus Reviews about Cussler's last Dirk Pitt novel, Trojan Odyssey. "Hurricane Clive at his most tumultuous." Nobody has been able to match Cussler yet for the intricate plotting and sheer audacity of his work, and Black Wind sets the bar even higher.

In the waning days of World War II, unbeknownst to all but a handful of people, the Japanese tried a last, desperate measure - a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the west coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Neither sub made it to the designated target. But that does not mean they were lost.

Someone knows about the subs and what they carried, knows too where they might be, and has an extraordinary plan in for the prize inside - a plan that could reshape the world as we know it. All that stands in the way are three people: a marine biologist named Summer, a marine engineer named Dirk, and their father, Dirk Pitt, the new head of NUMA.

Pitt has faced devastating enemies before, has even teamed up with his children to track them down. But never has he looked upon the face of pure evil - until now.

Filled with breathtaking suspense and extraordinary imagination, Black Wind is yet further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.

About the Authors:

Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of twenty-seven other books, including the Dirk Pitt® adventure Trojan Odyssey, the Kurt Austin novel Lost City, and the Oregon series novels Golden Buddha and Sacred Stone. He is also the author of the nonfiction Sea Hunters and Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA®, which, led by Cussler searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. He lives in Arizona.

Dirk Cussler, an MBA from Berkeley, work for many years in the financial arena, and now devotes himself full-time to writing. For the last several years, he has been an active participant and partner in his father's NUMA expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees. He lives in Arizona.