Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
THE DISCOVERY OF A SHATTERED SHIP UNCOVERS A CONSPIRACY TO CHANGE THE WORLD...
On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea, Dirk Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter. By the time they reach the ship there's no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles it, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to be added to the death toll.

As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they're plunged deep into an extraordinary mystery. And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is faced with the most dangerous challenge of his career.

PRAISE FOR CLIVE CUSSLER 'CUSSLER IS HARD TO BEAT" -- DAILY MAIL
'OCEANOGRAPHY'S ANSWER TO INDIANA JONES' -- ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea. A Dirk Pitt Novel. Sphere, ISBN: 9781408724095 (June, 2025), 486 p., £12.99.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea (UK 2018)

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AN ABANDONED PLANE
1955: a four-engine Russian bomber enters a storm over the Black Sea and neither it nor its secret cargo are ever seen again.

A SABOTAGED SHIP
Present day: Dirk Pitt is on a NUMA mission to locate a shipwreck in the Black Sea when he and his team respond to a freighter in distress. But when they get there the crew are dead, and Pitt and his team narrowly escape going down with the scuttled ship.

A TICKING TIME BOMB...
Investigating what happened, Pitt and his partner Al Giordino stumble upon a gang of nuclear smugglers and a legacy from the days of the Romanovs. Soon it's a race against time to find and stop a nuclear weapon being used to start a world war...

"The Adventure King" -- Sunday Express
'Cussler is hard to beat' -- Daily Mail

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea. A Dirk Pitt Novel. Penguin, ISBN: 9781405927659 (December, 2017), 471 p., £7.99.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea (USA 2017)

From the Publisher:
"Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones", Dirk Pitt responds to a mysterious Mayday signal from a deserted ship that will draw him toward a deadly secret leftover from the Cold War arms race in this #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.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea. A Dirk Pitt Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780399575532 (October, 2017), 474 p., $9.99.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
Dirk Pitt is caught up in a dangerous and thrilling mystery on the murky waters of the Black Sea...
As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding rouble. This time, though, trouble has found him...

On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea to locate the wreck of a lost Ottoman Empire ship, Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter.

But by the time they reach the ship there's no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur in the air. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles the ship, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to bed added to the death toll.

As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they're plunged deep into an extraordinary mystery and make a series of discoveries.

And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is faced with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own...

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea. A Dirk Pitt Novel. Michael Joseph, ISBN: 9780718184629 (November, 2016), 486 p., £18.99, eBook £9.99.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea (USA 2016)

From the Publisher:
"Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones", Dirk Pitt responds to a mysterious Mayday signal from a deserted ship that will draw him toward a deadly secret leftover from the Cold War arms race in this #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.

Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler: Odessa Sea. A Dirk Pitt Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780399575518 (November, 2016), 486 p., $29.00, eBook $14.99.