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Lost Empire

by Grant Blackwood, Clive Cussler

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.

FORMAT
Paperback
LANGUAGE
English
CONDITION
Brand New


Publisher Description

The follow-up to Spartan Gold - the No.2 hardback bestseller that launched the Fargo seriesSome 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 . . .

Notes

The follow-up to Spartan Gold, the bestseller that launched the Fargo series. Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship while scuba diving, which sends them chasing a mystery. But a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase.

Author Biography

Clive Cussler (Author)Clive Cussler was the author and co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt adventures, such as Celtic Empire; the NUMA Files adventures, most recently Fast Ice; the Oregon Files, such as Marauder; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures, which lastly included Wrath of Poseidon. Cussler died in 2020.Grant Blackwood (Author)Grant Blackwood is the author of the Briggs Tanner books and the co-author along with Clive Cussler of Lost Empire, Spartan Gold and The Kingdom. He has also co-written Dead or Alive with Tom Clancy, and now writes novels in the Tom Clancy series alongside Mark Greaney. Blackwood is a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in Colorado.

Promotional

Some treasures are best left buried . . .

Promotional "Headline"

The follow-up to Spartan Gold - the No.2 hardback bestseller that launched the Fargo series

Details

ISBN0141047003
Year 2012
ISBN-10 0141047003
ISBN-13 9780141047003
Media Book
Language English
Short Title LOST EMPIRE
Pages 464
Subtitle FARGO Adventures #2
Place of Publication London
Country of Publication United Kingdom
DEWEY 813.54
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Series Fargo Adventures
Format Paperback
UK Release Date 2012-01-05
Author Clive Cussler
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 2012-01-05
Audience General
NZ Release Date 2014-11-18
AU Release Date 2014-11-18
Alternative 9780141972671

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