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    Audiobook12 hours

    Odessa Sea

    Written by Clive Cussler

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    About this audiobook

    "Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones"*, Dirk Pitt responds to a mysterious Mayday signal from a deserted ship that draws him toward a deadly Cold War secret in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
     
    Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an urgent Mayday-"Under attack!"-from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies and a smell of sulfur in the air. As Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with it. 

    The more the two of them search for the secret of the death ship, the deeper they descend into an extraordinary series of discoveries. A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. A brilliant developer of advanced drone technology on an unknown mission. Modern-day nuclear smugglers, determined Ukrainian rebels, a beautiful anti-terrorism agent from Europol-all will combine to present Pitt with the most dangerous challenge of his career.

    And not only Pitt. His two children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are exploring a mysterious shipwreck of their own, when they are catapulted into his orbit. The three of them are used to perilous situations-but this time, they may have found their match.

    Filled with breathtaking suspense and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea is further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 15, 2016
    ISBN9781524702953
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    Odessa Sea
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    Clive Cussler

    Clive Cussler (1931–2020) was the author or coauthor of over eighty books in five bestselling series, including DIRK PITT®, THE NUMA FILES®, THE OREGON FILES ®, AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE ®, A SAM AND REMI FARGO ADVENTURE ®, and A KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURE ®. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles from Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, The Sea Hunters, and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Civil War submarine Hunley. 

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    • 4/5
      Another fun Pitt adventure, with all 4 heroes, Dirk and Giordino and Dirk and Summer. Lots of fun and running all over the European bodies of water. Looking for bombs and gold, all Russian lost.
    • 4/5
      Another rollicking good tale by the Cusslers. Lost gold, a nuclear bomb goes astray and death by Hydrogen Sulfide gas are the themes that drive the story. Bulgarian thugs, Ukrainian weapons smugglers and some opportunistic Russians are the bad guys in these adventures. A Hannibal Barcs type escape aided by an antique Isotta-Fraschini antique car save the boys and their crew. Lots of action on top and under water in various European and eventually, US waters culminating with the USS Constellation defending our shores with an antique Parrott gun. And, oh yes, another A good story and fun read for this very dependable series
    • 5/5
      action-adventure, suspense Never met a Cussler novel I didn't love, and this one is no exception! Two parallel plots, one with Dirk and associates, the other with Summer and Dirk the younger make for classic nail-biting suspense. The only tidbit that I'll tease with is the part where Dirk comes out of a black powder cloud with a cutlass in his teeth to face off with a villain!
    • 5/5
      A doorstopper at almost 500 pages, but it never feels padded or logy. All the elements are there that you expect, entertaining as ever.
    • 5/5
      It’s Dirk Pitt what else do you need in a book
    • 5/5
      Pitt does it again!
      Great story.
      Interesting history involving the Romanovs that got me reading "George, Nicholas And Wilhelm" by Miranda Carter.
    • 4/5
      A fun explosion filled thrill ride.
    • 1/5
      I started this book yesterday. Usually, I really look forward to my couple of hours in the mornings when I putter around the house and listen to my books. I realized this morning, listening to the book seemed like more of a chore than cleaning the bathrooms.

      I don't know what's happened, but these later Dirk Pitt stories just don't have the same feel to them, and the whole thing seems forced and tired, like I've heard it all before.

      I have the last one downloaded, but I don't think I'll even bother with it.

      Disappointing.
    • 1/5
      Probably not the best in the series--it certainly did not grab me! #24 seems to follow the old formula --- is predictable, too long and boring. This one is even worse than the last two in the series--pitch trim is set for a descent and we're about to crash. To expect the Director of a Cabinet level US agency to be out diving in the Black Sea is complete lunacy: 1) security trolls wouldn't have it, 2) some other agency would eat NUMA up and gobble it's budget. The author doesn't really know what happens in DC. Positive reviews must have been written by a Russian troll-bot to improve ratings in the current Ukraine war. This is terminal writing and I won't bother with another Dirk Pitt novel. DNF -- the ultimate downer.
    • 5/5
      Couldn’t put it down – yet again Mr Cussler gave me a problem with my reading time! Grabbed by the historical start, and then hurled around Europe in an effort to keep up with Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino and Dirk’s twins, Dirk Junior and Summer as they try to solve mysteries whilst at the same time thwarting the efforts of those who would either make an enormous amount of money or wreak havoc and destruction, both of which are at play here.Missing atomic bombs or components thereof always make a good starting point, as do conspiracies involving gold, the ill-fated Romanovs, and British warships during the First World War. The interplay of “historical facts” always makes for intriguing reading, and I am sure that there are some elements of truth in the tale, as there definitely is in the geography covered by the book.A vastly entertaining book, with the twins playing an ever-increasing role in the story, although never detracting from the inventiveness of Dirk Senior and Al. Other Cussler fans will love it.
    • 3/5
      Odessa Sea, Clive Cussler, author; Scott Brick, narratorThis book will keep you guessing until the last few pages. Numerous characters will enter and exit at will, sometimes confusing the listener. The narrator is excellent with accents and expression, but it was often difficult to discern the individual characters because the only thing separating each was the accent, which rarely varied, and not the modulation or the tone. Still, Scott Brick captured the tension and the mood at all times. In 1917, during the Bolshevik Revolution, the Ottomans attacked a Russian sub carrying a very unique cargo, unbeknownst to them. The ship was sunk in the Black Sea, and all information on the cargo and end purpose was lost. In 1955, a Russian bomber was carrying another unique piece of cargo when it crashed into the Black Sea, during a severe storm. In 2017, during a salvage operation, it was discovered that a possible lost shipment of gold existed, as did a treaty between the English and the Russians. It might be on the sunken submarine. In addition, there was now a lost atomic weapon which complicated matters further since it might have been on the Russian bomber. This series of discoveries led to the Russian government calling in a double agent, Viktor Mansfield, a superspy who seemed to always be one step ahead of everyone, defying reason, as he searched for the lost document and the missing gold. He, and another agent, Martina, worked together. If they failed in their effort to keep this information from reaching others, they would face dire consequences. Consequently, they would let nothing get in their way. At the same time, behind the scenes, there is Martin Hendriks, a Dutchman who was the former head of a surveillance company. He has developed a sophisticated, undetectable armed drone. He engaged Valentin Mankedo, an owner of a salvage company and his partner Ilya Vasko, to help him carry out his diabolical plan to seek revenge, although the enemy he is seeking revenge against remains unknown until the very, very end. He needed them to supply him with what he needed in order to arm the silent, sophisticated drone he had created and wanted to sell to the Russians. They will do anything for money. His cryptic plan to attain vengeance placed Dirk Pitt, his children and the Bulgarian agents who were also involved in the search for those who would supply and transport contraband on the Black Sea, at risk. Many casualties ensued. Hendriks served to misdirect everyone in order to avoid the discovery of his real plan which was to avenge the death of his family.The Bulgarian agents, Ana and Petar, were searching for the Ukrainians who sold the contraband to the Dutchman. The Russian agents were searching for the documents and gold. The Americans wound up searching for an atomic weapon, the missing documents and the cache of gold. The three groups seemed to be unaware of each other’s purpose, but since their needs converged, they often connected with each other with dangerous and deadly consequences as this mystery developed more and more angles.As background, Dirk Pitt is the Director of Numa, the National Underwater and Marine Agency. He is involved in salvage operations and research. His partner, in charge of the technical side, is Al Giordino. Dirk Pitt Jr. is a Special Projects Director and his twin sister Summer is an Oceanographer. When, in 2017, an SOS is received by NUMA from a ship that appears to be a ghost ship, with all aboard dead or near dead, they all become inextricably entwined in that mystery and the mystery surrounding the ship and the plane previously mentioned. When they investigated the silent ship, they found themselves under attack, without warning. They were like superheroes, surviving one attack after another, often stretching the reader’s credulity beyond the point of no return.It seemed that during the Romanov Empire, the Russians and the English made a deal that went undiscovered for a century because of the disconnected disasters that took the proof of their deals with them to the bottom of the sea. Simply put, the Russians, the Ukrainians and the Americans were all separately searching for something that would eventually connect each of them to impending disaster. It isn’t until the last few pages that the motives of each of the culprits are uncovered.