内容简介
Frozeninsideamillion-tonmassofice--thecharredremainsofalong-missingluxuryyacht,vanishedenroutetoasecretWhiteHouserendezvous.Theonlycluetotheship'spriceless--andmissing--cargo:nineornatelycarvedringsandthehorriblyburnedbodiesofitscrew.
作者简介
CliveEricCussler(bornJuly15,1931inAurora,Illinois)isanAmericanadventurenovelistandmarinearchaeologist.Histhrillernovels,manyfeaturingthecharacterDirkPitt,havereachedTheNewYorkTimesfictionbest-sellerlistmorethanseventeentimes.Cussleristhefounderandchairmanofthereal-lifeNationalUnderwaterandMarineAgency(NUMA),whichhasdiscoveredmorethansixtyshipwrecksitesandnumerousothernotablesunkenunderwaterwreckage.CliveCusslerwasborninAurora,Illinois,andgrewupinAlhambra,California.HewasawardedtherankofEagleScoutwhenhewas14.HeattendedPasadenaCityCollegefortwoyearsandthenenlistedintheUnitedStatesAirForceduringtheKoreanWar.DuringhisserviceintheAirForce,hewaspromotedtoSergeantandworkedasanaircraftmechanicandflightengineerfortheMilitaryAirTransportService(MATS).CliveCusslermarriedBarbaraKnightin1955,andtheyremainedmarriedfornearlyfiftyyearsuntilherdeathin2003.Togethertheyhadthreechildren,Teri,DirkandDaynawhohavegivenhimfourgrandchildren.Afterhisdischargefromthemilitary,Cusslerwenttoworkintheadvertisingindustry,firstasacopywriterandlaterasacreativedirectorfortwoofthenation'smostsuccessfuladvertisingagencies.AspartofhisdutiesCusslerproducedradioandtelevisioncommercials,manyofwhichwoninternationalawardsincludinganawardattheCannesLionsInternationalAdvertisingFestival.Followingthepublicationin1996ofCussler'sfirstnonfictionwork,TheSeaHunters,hewasawardedaDoctorofLettersdegreein1997bytheBoardofGovernorsoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkMaritimeCollegewhoacceptedtheworkinlieuofaPh.D.thesis.Thiswasthefirsttimeinthecollege's123-yearhistorythatsuchadegreehadbeenawarded.CusslerisafellowoftheExplorersClubofNewYork,theRoyalGeographicSocietyinLondon,andtheAmericanSocietyofOceanographers.
