Nearly five centuries ago a fleet of boats landed mysteriously on an island
in an inland sea. There, an anvient Andean people hid a golden hoard greater
than that of any pharaoh, then they and their treasure vanished into
history-until now.
1998, the Andes Mountains of Peru. Dirk Pitt dives into an ancient sacrificial
pool, saving two American arcgaeologists from certain drowning. But his death-
defying rescue is only the beginning, as it draws the intrepid Pitt into a
vortex of darkness and danger, corruption and betrayal. A sinister crime
syndicate has traced the long-lost treasure-worth almost a billion dollars-from
the Andes to the banks of a hidden underground river flowing beneath a Mexican
desert. Driven by burning greed and a ruthless bloodthurst, the syndicate
is racing to seize the golden prize..and to terminate the one man who can
stop them: Dirk Pitt.
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