Product Description

A CLASSIC DIRK PITT ADVENTURE A desperate call for help from a stricken archaeological expedition brings Dirk Pitt to a sacred well high in the Andes. What he discovers as he attempts to rescue two divers lost in the perilous depths, leads him into deadly confrontation with a band of ruthless art-thieves, who plunder ancient sites for their precious artefacts. Dirk Pitt's extraordinary adventures take him to the fabled Lost City of the Dead, lead him in search of a Spanish galleon washed miles inland by a giant tidal wave centuries before, and eventually set him on the trail of a fabulous hoard of Inca gold. But Pitt will need all his skills and tenacity simply to survive as he races to track down the sacred site -- before the richest prize known to man is lost to the world forever!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16936 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Review
'Clive Cussler's hero Dirk Pitt is made of strong stuff, handling the improbable with nerves of steel!he is one of the best adventure heroes around' Today 'Nobody does it better than Clive Cussler, America's finest adventure writer' STEPHEN COONTS 'Clive Cussler is the guy 'I' read' TOM CLANCY daddy's g

About the Author
Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California, and attended Pasadena City College before joining the Air Force. He went on to a successful advertising career, winning many national honours for his copywriting. Like his hero, Dirk Pitt, he is also an avid enthusiast of classic cars. He is married with three children, and divides his time between Colorado and Arizona.

Customer Reviews

Is'nt that a German beer?
If you'd have asked me two months ago who Cive Cussler was I,d have said "Is'nt that a German beer?" But that was then.Ask me now and I'll tell you he's the award winning author of 16 bestselling novels and the Chairman of the highly respected NUMA(national underwater and marine agency) that he founded himself.But enough of the man behind the book,lets have a look at the book itself.

Inca Gold is the 12 book in this phenomenally successful series and the first that I have ever read.As the title suggests the main plot revolves around a hoard of lost Inca treasure or Huascars treasure to be more precise.

The tale kicks off thre hundred years in the past but soon shoots forward to the year 1998 where Dirk Pitt(hero of the story and main character in nearly all of Clive Cusslers novels)recieves desperate call for help from an archaeological expedition deep in the Andes.Pitt,director of special projects for NUMA,who was nearby mapping the ocean floor onboard his vessel the Deep Fathom,rushes to help.

From here on in Pitt is dragged into a fantastic and dangerous adventure in the search for the treasure,that brings him to many exotic locations around the globe.

To say too much of the plot would spoil it, so all I'll say is that it involves the hunt for the remains of a wrecked Spanish galleon,a stone demon and an underwater river.To find out how all these are connected you'll have to read the book,which I hugely recomend you do.The plot is cunning and inventive,the action fast paced and exciting.In fact there's nothing really wrong with it.

To be honest,I enjoyed the book twice as much because I had a genuine interest in many of it's themes.Scuba-diving,sunken and wrecked ships,lost treasure,etc.If those kind of things don't strike you as interesting or exciting then you might not enjoy it as much as I did.But all the same you should give it bash.You might be surprised.

Inca Gold
This is a brilliant book.It is one of Cusslers best books.
There is action and suspense in every chapter a must read book.
Dirk Pitt is a classic action hero and if you enjoy Indiana Jones you are sure to love this book.

Pitts extraordinary adventure leads him to the lost city of the dead and in search of a spanish galleon, washed deep into the jungle by a tidal wave centuries before. He is eventually led to a hord of inca gold. But Pitt will need all his skills to stay alive and find the gold before the greatest prize ever known is lost forever.

A book worthy of being a Pitt novel
This is a very well researched book. It features heavily on history & Mr.Cussler has done his home-work well. This Pitt novel is fast paced, colourful, exciting & absorbing. Everything you'd expect from Mr.Pitt & Mr.Giordano is in this book. The witty comments, the lovely ladies, the flash classic cars, the chases, fights whatever you want from a Pitt novel is here.