Bøger af Clive Cussler

Zero Hour is the dazzling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series from the grand master of adventure, Clive Cussler.A new energy source holds the promise to change the world. If it doesn't kill it first. It's called zero point energy, and it really exists - a state of energy contained in all matter everywhere, and all but unlimited. Nobody has ever found a way to tap into it, however. Until one scientist discovers a way.Or at least he thinks he has. The problem is, his machines also cause great earthquakes, even fissures in tectonic plates. One machine is buried deep underground; the other submerged in a vast ocean trench. If Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala and the rest of the NUMA team aren't able to find and destroy them - and soon - the world will be on the threshold of a new era of catastrophe and unchecked volcanism.Clive Cussler, author of recent New York Times bestsellers The Tombs, Poseidon's Arrow, and The Striker brings us the adrenalin-soaked doomsday masterpiece, Zero Hour.Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Clive Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'The guy I read' Tom Clancy'The adventure king' Daily Express

Clive Cussler sends his great hero on an explosive mission in Atlantis Found, the fifteenth Dirk Pitt adventure. Around the world ancient artefacts are suddenly appearing, hinting at a catastrophe that will soon visit Earth ...Dirk Pitt is on hand at a Colorado archaeological site where an ancient and mysterious artefact has been found - one that is perhaps linked to other strange objects turning up across the globe. And soon Pitt's skills and ingenuity are desperately needed to rescue the team after a suspicious explosion seals them deep underground. It quickly becomes clear that the artefacts carry a message: warning of global Armageddon. Yet a shadowy organisation called the Fourth Empire not only wants to stop others from heeding that warning, but is also actively seeking to accelerate the end it foretells. Now Pitt and NUMA must face this diabolical foe, who will stop at nothing to wipe out all life on earth ...Packed with blistering action and hair-raising suspense, Atlantis Found is Clive Cussler at his brilliant best. Atlantis Found is the fifteenth of Clive Cussler's bestselling Dirk Pitt thrillers - the series that also includes Arctic Drift and, his first novel, Mayday - in which the discovery of an artefact could mean the end of the world. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, read by Scott Brick. It is 1920. Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed while in pursuit of a rum-running vessel, his friend and employee, Isaac Bell, swears to him that he will hunt down the lawbreakers. But Bell doesnt know what he is getting into. When a witness to the shooting is executed in a manner peculiar to the Russian secret police, it becomes clear that these were no ordinary bootleggers.

Mirage is the new heart-in-the-mouth adventure thriller in the Oregon Files from Clive Cussler.October 1943. A US Navy warship vanishes at sea off the coast of Philadelphia. Its disappearance was rumoured to have been a result of a classified military experiment into the effects of electromagnetic radiation. The story has long since been considered a hoax.But Juan Cabrillo and his colleagues aboard the top-secret spy ship Oregon aren't convinced.Now, a powerful new weapon is for sale - one linked to genius inventor Nikola Telsa, who was working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the original Philadelphia experiment? Are his notes in the hands of his enemies?As Cabrillo and his crew race to unearth the truth they discover that stakes are dangerously high. And it may already be too late . . .Offering an irresistible combination of breakneck pace and audacious plotting that Clive Cussler has made his own, Mirage is state-of-the-art action-adventure. The ninth title in the Oregon Files series, it is preceded by The Jungle and The Silent Sea.Praise for Clive Cussler:'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy

The Kingdom is Clive Cussler's third Fargo Adventure. Whether it's lost treasure or missing persons, the Fargos find themselves in a heap of trouble every time . . . When Texas oil baron Charlie King contacts Sam and Remi Fargo he has an unusual request. He hired an investigator - and good friend of the pair - to locate his missing father in the Far East. But now the investigator has vanished. Would Sam and Remi be willing to look for them both? Though something about the request doesn't quite add up, Sam and Remi agree to help out.It's a journey that takes the Fargos to Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India, and China. They get mixed up with black-market fossils, a centuries-old puzzle chest, the ancient Nepali kingdom of Mustang, a balloon aircraft from a century before its time . . . and an extraordinary skeleton that might turn the history of human evolution on its head. Oh, and not a few unfriendly people with guns and itchy trigger fingers . . .Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Treasure of Khan and Valhalla Rising, presents the third novel in his newest series, following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. The Kingdom follows Spartan Gold and Lost Empire. Praise for Clive Cussler:'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy

The Tombs is the thrilling fourth Fargo adventure by Clive Cussler. It's a prize beyond imagination. When an archaeologist excavating a top secret historical site realizes the magnitude of his discovery he requests help from treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. And in rushing to join him, the husband and wife team are thrown into their most daring quest to date.The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder, a bounty that has never been found. But as Sam and Remi piece together the puzzle, the trail takes them through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan and not to a single tomb, but five. And into the path of deadly danger. They are not the only ones hunting for the High King's riches.The Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless Hungarian who claims direct descent from Attila himself . . . and will stop at nothing to claim the tombs'riches as his own.Packed with heart-pounding action and boundless invention, The Tombs is an exceptional thriller from the grand master of adventure. The Tombs is the fourth of Clive Cussler's Fargo Adventures, and follows Lost Empire and The Kingdom.Praise for Clive Cussler:'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

Clive Cussler's Black Wind is the eighteenth Dirk Pitt adventure, and a masterclass in adventure writing.In the dark, final days of World War Two, two submarines set out from Japan bearing a deadly virus destined for US cities. But neither boat was heard of again...Present day: NUMA Special Projects Director Dirk Pitt rescues a team of scientists from a deadly cloud of poison gas in the North West Pacific. Discovering that this was no natural phenomenon, Pitt is quickly on the hunt for a pair of lost WWII submarines and their deadly cargo. But he soon learns that he's not the only one searching for the virus: a sinister group of very able terrorists are aiming to relaunch the attack on the US some sixty years later. With time running out, only Dirk Pitt and the NUMA team stand between evil forces and a terrifying assault on America's west coast ...With pulse-pounding suspense and jaw-dropping action on almost every page, Black Wind is a Clive Cussler story that no adventure junkie dare miss. Black Wind is the eighteenth of Clive Cussler's bestselling Dirk Pitt novels - the series that also includes Sahara and, his first novel, Mayday - co-authored with his son Dirk Cussler, in which our hero races against a terrorist organisation to prevent a biological attack on the US. Praise for Clive Cussler:'No holds barred adventure ... a souped-up treat' Daily Mirror'Frightening and full of suspense ... unquestionably entertaining' Daily Express

Fans of "Dirk Pitt" series know that his hero has a soft spot for rare and classic automobiles. This title features fifty-six of these automobiles in all their glory, and helps readers to learn about the history and acquisition of each classic car such as: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Touring, Mercedes-Benz 630K, Duesenberg J-140, and more.

The Thief is Clive Cussler's fifth historical thriller featuring detective Isaac Bell. A bold kidnapping aboard an ocean liner sends detective Isaac Bell across America in a deadly game of cat and mouse . . . Leaving England aboard the liner Mauretania, Isaac Bell, chief investigator at the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency, stumbles on and thwarts a kidnapping. The two victims, who have fled Europe carrying a secret invention, fear that a foreign power wishes to steal it before they can bring it to America. Bell and the Van Dorn Agency offer to protect them. And it isn't long before Bell is fighting skullduggery in the middle of the Atlantic. In New York City, as well as across the country as he and the inventors head for California, the deadly chase is on. On their trail is the murderous agent known only as the 'Acrobat', instructed to steal this world-changing invention - and kill anyone in his way . . . Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Crescent Dawn and Atlantis Found - has legendary super-sleuth Isaac Bell protect a top-secret invention with the power to shape the course of history. The Thief is the fifth novel in the Isaac Bell series, following The Race. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'The Adventure King' Daily Express 'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

Lost Empire is the second phenomenal FARGO Adventure from international bestseller, Clive Cussler. Some treasures are best left buried . . .Scuba diving off the Tanzanian coast, husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a huge ship's bell, covered in cryptic carvings. But as they struggle to first recover the bell and then decode its clues, they find they are not alone in wanting to discover its secrets.When news of the find is publicised, Mexican President Quauhtli Garza is forced to act. He knows that this bell comes from a former Confederate ship that sank off the African coast and he fears that the discovery of a missing piece of a Quetzalcoatl statuette, which was aboard the ship, will undermine his plans for Mexico's future. With Garza determined to stop the Fargos investigation at all costs, the couple are drawn into a deadly conspiracy that connects the 1883 Krakatoa explosion with an attempt to resurrect the fallen Aztec empire ... Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn, presents the second in the series following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. Lost Empire is the second of the FARGO Adventures; Spartan Gold is the first. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Clive Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

Fire Ice is Clive Cussler's third NUMA Files novel, packed with nerve-shredding suspense. In the Black Sea, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team discover an abandoned submarine base commandeered by a mining tycoon who claims Romanov ancestry. Backed by his incredible wealth, the tycoon has proclaimed himself Czar of Russia. He is determined to overthrow the already shaky Russian government - and he has a terrifying surprise in store for the Americans that will ensure they don't interfere. But standing in his way are Kurt Austin and the NUMA team . . . Packed with the hair-raising action and dazzling imagination that are his hallmarks, Fire Ice is a stunning thriller from a writer at the top of his game.Clive Cussler, author of the best-selling Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn, and co-author Paul Kemprecos unravel a tangled web of ambition and conspiracy in Fire Ice, the third novel of the action-packed NUMA Files series. Praise for Clive Cussler: 'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

The Spy is the third of Clive Cusslers brilliant historical thrillers. 1908, and American engineering geniuses are being killed off one by one . . . When a brilliant battleship gun engineer commits suicide, his disbelieving family turn to legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency. Quickly on the case, Isaac Bell establishes that the clues point not to suicide, but murder. So when further deaths connected to a top-secret project follow, Bell realizes that this is sabotage. With the world plunging towards war, its clearly a spy at large. But which of the many foreign agents he has encountered is responsible? Or is there a more sinister explanation? In a blistering story featuring dreadnaught battleships and railroards, criminal gangs and beautiful women, The Spy is a breathtaking thriller that just happens to have at stake the fate of the world. Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn - and co-author Justin Scott place hero Isaac Bell at the centre of a mysterious espionage conspiracy in the third novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Spy. Praise for Clive Cussler: Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail The guy I read Tom Clancy

Polar Shift is the sixth NUMA Files novel by the inimitable Clive Cussler. Giant freak waves send an unsinkable cargo ship to the bottom of the Atlantic and a herd of killer whales attack a party of kayakers in the Pacific - random events, or evidence of polar shift? For Kurt Austin of NUMA these two seemingly unconnected incidents are harbingers of a global phenomenon that will mark the end of civilization! A secret organization aiming to bring down the worlds elite powers have discovered the means to bring about polar shift - a catastrophic event that will cause earthquakes, lava eruptions, tsunami, electrical disruption and giant whirlpools. Austin knows that he and NUMA cannot fail this time. The end of the world is coming unless he and the team can track down the conspirators or reverse the effects of the Earths most destructive power: polar shift! Clive Cussler, author of the best-selling Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Valhalla Rising, and co-author Paul Kemprecos pit their hero Kurt Austin against a destructive environmental force in Polar Shift, the sixth novel of the action-packed NUMA Files series. Praise for Clive Cussler: Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail The guy I read Tom Clancy

Private detective Isaac Bell returns in Clive Cusslers The Wrecker. 1907: train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroads new express line . . . The desperate railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency, who send their best man, Isaac Bell. He quickly discovers that a saboteur calling himself the Wrecker is attacking the Southern Pacific with accomplices recruited from down-and-outs - who are killed afterward. The Wrecker strikes wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he an anarchist? A revolutionary? A criminal mastermind? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create havoc. And Bell is convinced he is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If the Wrecker isnt stopped in time, more than a railroad is at risk - the future of the entire country is on the line . . . Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Black Wind and Trojan Odyssey - and co-author Justin Scott pit legendary detective Isaac Bell against a mysterious murderer and railroad saboteur in the second novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures, The Wrecker. Praise for Clive Cussler: The guy I read Tom Clancy Cussler is hard to beat Daily Mail

In The Chase Clive Cussler introduces a historical hero- Isaac Bell. 1950: the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years . . . 1906: For two years banks across the western United States have been living in terror of the Butcher Bandit. This cold-blooded bank robber empties safes and murders all witnesses, vanishing without trace. In desperation, the US Government calls in Isaac Bell, the best detective in the country. From Arizona to Colorado to the streets of San Francisco during the great quake, Bell uses all his guile and ingenuity to catch up with the murderous Bandit. But when Bell has him almost cornered - the Bandit turns really nasty. And suddenly the stakes have changed. Bell isnt just battling to get his man. Hes fighting for his very survival . . . Bestseller Clive Cussler - author of the Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift and Crescent Dawn - sends hero Isaac Bell to solve a mysterious series of bank-robberies and murders in the first novel of historical thriller series The Isaac Bell Adventures. The Chase is followed by The Wrecker and The Spy. Praise for Clive Cussler: Delivers what it promises Financial Times The guy I read Tom Clancy

Dirk Pitt doesn't go looking for adventure: it finds him easily enough. His chance witnessing of an airship disaster - which nearly kills him - and subsequent discovery of the gruesome fate of the crew sets in motion the most nail-biting chain of events of his career. The hijacking on a golf course of one of the world's most powerful leaders; an exotic but outrageous undercover operation in the Caribbean; the sinister intrigue of a secret power base on the moon . . . Pitt's considerable resources and guile are about to be tested to the limit.But when he finds a trail leading towards a fabulous treasure hidden fathoms deep in the ocean, Pitt realises he is on to something very special indeed. For somewhere in the raging waters lies the legendary lost lady of El Dorado, the golden prize that had already lured thousands to their graves . . .

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe gripping Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.For the President of the United States, the crisis point is approaching fast. With his new Soviet initiative entering its most crucial phase, the President suddenly finds himself faced with a pollution disaster of potentially cataclysmic proportions. And then - incredibly - he vanishes into thin air, leaving his country poised on the brink of chaos.It's left to troubleshooter extraordinaire Dirk Pitt to hotwire the connections between these two shattering events. From the icy Alaskan waters to a Korean shipbreaker's yard; from a Caribbean shipwreck to a blazing inferno in the Mississippi Delta, he tracks down a conspiracy so fiendish and sophisticated that even the superpowers are helpless in its grip . . .'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy'The Adventure King' Daily Express

Another compelling Dirk Pitt adventure from the bestselling author Clive Cussler.

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe brilliant fifth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.Over thirty years ago, on an ultra-secret flight to the South Pacific, the transport plane Vixen 03 vanished. It was believed to be lost at sea. And carrying canisters of the most lethal substance known to man.Now Vixen 03 has returned to haunt the world. Dirk Pitt, the ace maritime troubleshooter who raised the Titanic, is the only man who can overcome the nightmarish problems involved in retrieving her cargo. And the price of failure is terrifying.'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy'The Adventure King' Daily Express

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe page-turning Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.May 1914. Two diplomats hurry home by sea and rail, each carrying a document of world-changing importance. Then the liner Empress of India is sunk in a collision, and the Manhattan-Line express plunges from a bridge - both dragging their VIP passengers to watery oblivion. Tragic coincidence or conspiracy?In the energy-starved, fear-torn 1980s, Dirk Pitt discovers that those long-lost papers could destroy whole nations, throwing him into his biggest challenge yet. Racing against hired killers, he launches his revolutionary deep-sea search craft and faces the horrors of the sea bed to hunt for the documents. 'Night Probe' has begun . . .'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy'The Adventure King' Daily Express

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily MailThe fantastic fourth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.A tidal wave of pounding excitement from the first page to the last . . . Two and a half miles beneath the icy North Atlantic the mighty Titanic holds the key to the safety of the free world. The Americans want it. So do the Russians. Ace maritime troubleshooter Dirk Pitt faces one of the most stupendous tests of courage and ingenuity ever. Raise the Titanic is a spellbinding blockbuster of action and suspense.'Clive Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy'The Adventure King' Daily Express

The Race is the fourth turn of the century thriller by Clive Cussler.1910, and America's first ever cross-country flying race has been sabotaged . . .Newspaper magnate Preston Whiteway is offering a big prize for the first aviator to cross America in under fifty days. He wants Josephine Frost - the country's leading as well as most glamorous pilot - to win. Which is why he's hired Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency.Josephine saw her husband Harry Frost kill a man. Now he wants her dead. And with underworld contacts ready to help in every city en route, he'll do anything, go after anyone who gets in his way - including Whiteway and Bell.Packed with brilliant twists and turns, The Race sees the intrepid Private Investigator locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a killer whose resources are matched only by his willingness to cause mayhem during the race of a lifetime . . .Clive Cussler's The Race is the international bestselling author's follow up to The Spy and The Wrecker, the first two novels in the Isaac Bell series. The Race is a nerve-shredding historical thriller, set at the dawn of flight.Praise for Clive Cussler:'Frightening and full of suspense . . . unquestionably entertaining' Daily Express'All-action, narrow escapes and the kind of unrelenting plot tension that has won Cussler hundreds of millions of fans worldwide' Observer

1950: Et gammelt rustent lokomotiv hæves op fra dybet af en sø lige ved den canadiske grænse. Inde i lokomotivet finder man tre mennesker, der døde for otteogfyrre år siden. 1906: I to år har en usædvanligt snu og brutal bankrøver huseret i Vestens minebyer. Han efterlader sig aldrig spor – og han slår alle vidner ihjel. Det underlige er ikke, at han altid slår til den dag, minearbejderlønningerne er blevet bragt til banken. Det underlige er, at han ved, hvornår det sker. Til sidst beslutter USA´s regering at hyre Isaac Bell fra Van Dorns Detektivbureau til at opspore røveren og bringe ham for en dommer. To mesterhjerner skal nu dyste mod hinanden, og selvom Bell ret hurtigt får mistanke til en bestemt person, er det ikke det samme som at have beviser, der kan domfælde ham. En hidsig jagt indledes – i bil og tog – gennem det meste af USA, og hele tiden er røveren et lille skridt foran Bell.Clive Cussler (1931-2020) var en amerikansk forfatter, der især var kendt for sine spændings- og actionromaner. Han var derudover også marinearkæolog og skattejæger, og den fiktive karakter Dirk Pitt, der er hovedperson i en lang række af Cusslers bøger, er i høj grad inspireret af Cussler selv.

I 1956 gik det italienske passagerskib Andrea Doria ned efter en kollision med det svenske skib Stockholm - en katastrofe der nemt kunne være blevet værre end dengang, Titanic sank. Ifølge Cussler, som hele sit liv har interesseret sig for skibskatastrofer, blev skibet sænket.Historien begynder to generationer efter forliset, da arkæologen Nina Kirov flygter fra et "terrorangreb" på sit udgravningssted og reddes af Kurt Austin og hans besætning på et NUMA-forskningsskib. Et hold arkæologer er vel ikke det mest oplagte terrormål, og Kurt Austin undrer sig såre. Men da han kommer under vejr med fundet af et mumificeret lig med initialerne C.C. i et oversvømmet mayatempel og en armeret vogn, der gik ned sammen med Andrea Doria, er scenen sat til et undervandseventyr dybt nede i skibets skrog skarpt forfulgt af medlemmerne af et hemmeligt broderskab, der angiveligt skulle have været opløst for mere end 300 år siden.NUMA-serien”Slangen” er første bind i Clive Cussler og Paul Kemprecos spændingsserie om Kurt Austin, leder af National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA).Clive Cussler (1931-2020) var en amerikansk forfatter, der især var kendt for sine spændings- og actionromaner. Han var derudover også marinearkæolog og skattejæger, og den fiktive karakter Dirk Pitt, der er hovedperson i en lang række af Cusslers bøger, er i høj grad inspireret af Cussler selv.

På overfladen ligner Oregon ethvert gammelt fragtskib, der sejler ubemærket til destinationer overalt på de syv have. Men skinnet bedrager. Under den forfaldne, rustne overflade er fartøjet den ekstremt avancerede base for "Koncernens" farefulde operationer med Juan Cabrillo i spidsen for et team af højtuddannede lejesoldater.Cabrillo og hans folk bliver – i denne første bog i Clive Cusslers nye serie med Juan Cabrillo som helt – hyret til at gennemføre et statskup, der skal befri Tibet fra den kinesiske besættelse, og dermed bane vejen for Dalai Lamas hjemvenden fra sit eksil i Indien.Men først må de bringe Den Gyldne Buddha tilbage til Tibet. Den uvurderlige guldstatue, der nogle år tidligere var blevet stjålet under Dalai Lamas besøg i USA, rummer en hemmelighed om Tibet, som gør det muligt for Cabrillo og amerikanerne at få russerne til at rasle med sablen i et genialt komplot mod kineserne.Men tiden er knap. Kuppet skal gennemføres på 46-årsdagen for Dalai Lamas flugt fra Tibet … De har kun få dage til at udrette et mirakel.OM DEN GYLDNE BUDDHA"Der bliver ikke sparet på effekterne, scenen skifter fra verdensdel til verdensdel, og alt sammen med den nyeste elektronik som vigtig ingrediens. Flot underholdning, konstant spænding og rigtigt godt fortalt og holdt sammen af Cussler. En roman som vil tiltale alle som elsker spænding blandet sammen med politik og alle de nyeste gadgets, som binder historien sammen på overbevisende måde." - Bibliotekernes lektørudtalelse

Mystiske dødsfald blandt en flok hvaler, der tilsyneladende er kogt ihjel, fører Kurt Austin fra National Underwater & Marine Agency, NUMA, til den mexicanske kyst og lige lukt ind i en voldsom eksplosion på en udadtil uskyldig tortillafabrik, der dog er i besiddelse af et sært undersøisk anlæg, som ikke umiddelbart har noget med dejfabrikation at gøre.Samtidig støder et andet hold NUMA-forskere, Paul og Gamay Trout, i Sydamerikas regnskove på myten om en hvid gudinde og en særdeles isoleret indianerstamme. Uheldigvis støder de også på en bande pirater, der ikke ser med milde øjne på, at et officielt amerikansk forskerhold kender til deres eksistens.At de to ting har noget med hinanden at gøre er i lang tid ikke indlysende for Austin. Først da han begynder at grave lidt i ejerforholdene til tortillafabrikken, og den hvide gudinde forlader regnskoven og slutter sig til NUMA sammen med Paul og Gamay, begynder konturerne af en gigantisk sammensværgelse at tegne sig, hvor intet mindre end kontrol over jordklodens sparsomme ferskvandsressourcer er målet. Og i en verden, hvor tørken breder sig, vil ferskvand være en vare, hvis værdi ikke kan måles i penge.NUMA-serien“Blåt guld” er andet bind i Clive Cussler og Paul Kemprecos spændingsserie om Kurt Austin, leder af National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA).Clive Cussler (1931-2020) var en amerikansk forfatter, der især var kendt for sine spændings- og actionromaner. Han var derudover også marinearkæolog og skattejæger, og den fiktive karakter Dirk Pitt, der er hovedperson i en lang række af Cusslers bøger, er i høj grad inspireret af Cussler selv.Paul Kemprecos (f. 1939) er en amerikansk forfatter. Sammen med Clive Cussler står han bag spændingsserien om Kurt Austin, der er leder af National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA).

Dirk Pitts to børn, datteren Summer og sønnen Dirk jr., befinder sig på bunden af havet med fire hundrede favne vand over sig. Efter genforeningen med deres far slutter de sig til ham i NUMA, og deres opgave denne gang er at undersøge et skibsvrag i Det Caribiske hav. Summer og Dirk har indrettet en hyggelig bolig i et af NUMAs dykkerskibe, og over dem ligger forskningsfartøjet, deres eneste kontakt med omverdenen. En del sømil derfra ligger verdens største havhotel, et monster af en bygning, der i den største luksus transporterer rige mennesker rundt på verdens have. Flere hundrede meter rager hotellet op over havets overflade, men ganske fladt i bunden for at kunne sejle ind i lavvandede områder med koraller og fisk. Højt og fladt og dermed usædvanligt ustabilt.Og mange sømil derfra igen trækker skyerne sammen. I løbet af få timer ved man, at en orkan er under opbygning - en orkan som får navnet Lizzie. Orkaner er jævnligt tilbagevendende i det område, men Lizzie er ikke en normal orkan - den bevæger sig med ubegribelig fart, og den følger ikke den beregnede bane. Derimod ser det ud til, at den svinger bort fra land og ud over havet med kurs direkte mod havhotellet. NUMAs forskningsskib må trække ankeret op - og dermed iltforbindelsen til undervandsfartøjet - og ile af sted for at hjælpe.Clive Cussler (1931-2020) var en amerikansk forfatter, der især var kendt for sine spændings- og actionromaner. Han var derudover også marinearkæolog og skattejæger, og den fiktive karakter Dirk Pitt, der er hovedperson i en lang række af Cusslers bøger, er i høj grad inspireret af Cussler selv.