Flood Tide (English, Paperback, Clive Cussler)

For Dirk Pitt, a life without adventure is simply not worth living. This time the adventure is called Qin Shang, an abject Chinese unscrupulous and greedy for riches who founded his empire on the smuggling of drugs, weapons and above all human lives, his favorite bargaining chip, at the center of shady illegal immigration trafficking. And now Qin Shang is willing to do anything to seize the wreckage of a mysterious ship loaded with masterpieces of ancient Chinese art stolen by Chiang Kaishek during his escape from China and including the priceless remains of the so-called Peking Man. The formidable NUMA team, led by Dirk Pitt, however, has no intention of standing by. Following in Qin Shang’s footsteps, he built a huge port facility in an area away from common trade routes. Why did you choose such an unlikely place? What is behind that enterprise? As the dramatic final showdown unfolds, only one thing is sure. Pitt faces the most dangerous enemy I’ve ever met …

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