Shock Wave (Dirk Pitt Adventures (Paperback))

tasman Sea, 1856. A British Clipper Ship Bound For Australia's Penal Colony Is Crushed In A Raging Typhoon. A Few Pitiful Survivors Wash Up On A Deserted Island. Among Them Are Betsy Fletcher And Jess Dorsett, Who Discover An Immense Supply Of Exquisite Diamonds...

seymour Island, Antarctica, 2000. Dirk Pitt Rescues Maeve Fletcher, A Descendant Of Betsy And Jess, After An Unknouwn Cataclysm Kills Thousands Of Marine Animals Plus Nearly Two Hundred People Aboard A Cruise Ship. Pitt Traces The Carnage To The Global Diamond Operations Of Maeve's Father, Arthur Dorsett, And Her Callous Sisters. From A Chilling Escape At A High-security Canadian Mine To A Tiny Boat Adrift On Lonely, Shark-infested Seas, The Ingenious Pitt Is Racing To Thwart Dorsett's Ruthless Plans -- Before An Unthinkable Disaster Claims Millions Of Innocent Lives!