DIRK PITT'S FIRST, MOST TERRIFYING ADVENTURE!
Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is put to
the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the
Pacific Vortex--a fog-shrouded area where dozens of ships have
vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome supersub
Starbuck, bearing America's deep-diving nuclear arsenal. Its loss
poses an unthinkable threat to national defense. Pitt's job is to
find it and salvage it before international forces beat him to the
prize or the sea explodes in a nuclear blast--whichever comes
first. Pitt's mission also leads him into the arms of Summer Moran,
the most stunningly exotic and dangerous woman ever to enter his
life. As the countdown heads toward disaster, Pitt has no choice
but to descend through the shark-infested depths to an ancient
sunken island, from which he may never again emerge to see the
light of day.