Shock Wave - Dirk Pitt Adventures Author:Clive Cussler Tasman Sea, 1856: A British clipper ship bound for Austrailia's penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few pitiful survivors wash up on a deserted island. Among them are Betsy Fletcher & Jess Dorsett, who discover an immense supply of exquisite diamonds... — Seymour Island, Antarctica, 2000: Dirk Pitt rescues Maeve Fletcher, a descendant ... more »of Betsy & Jess, after an unknown cataclysm kills thousands of marine animals plus nearly two hundred people aboard a cruise ship. Pitt Traces the carnage to the global diamond operatons of Maeve's father, Arthur Dorsett, and her callous sisters. From a chilling escape at a high-security Canadian mine to a tiny boat adrift on lonely, shark-infested seas, the ingenious Pitt is racing to thwart Dorsett's ruthless plans - before an unthinkable disaster claims millions of innocent lives.« less