Inca Gold - Dirk Pitt Adventures Author:Clive Cussler Nearly five centuries ago a fleet of boats landed mysteriously — on an island in an inland sea. There, an ancient 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 Am... more »erican archaeologists
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 bloodlust, the syndicate is
racing to seize the golden prize...and to terminate the one