Shock Wave (Dirk Pitt, Book 13) by Clive Cussler

By Clive Cussler

Humans and animals are loss of life mysteriously and in droves on a number of ocean beaches, a disaster because of high-frequency sound waves generated through the ruthless diamond-mining ideas of Australian magnate Arthur Dorsett, whose fiendish plan is to destroy the diamond cartel and nook the coloured gem marketplace. someday after Pitt will get at the case, he lands up being forged adrift via Dorsett in a small, leaky boat within the Pacific; additionally on board are steadfast Al and Dorsett's insurgent daughter, Maeve, who presents the novel's love curiosity. the 3 are shipwrecked yet live on to construct a small craft that may take them to Dorsett's island citadel, the place they wish to rescue Maeve's dual sons, hostages of the not likely villain (Dorsett suffocates one enemy through stuffing his mouth with diamonds). in the meantime, Admiral Sandecker realizes that the lethal sound from Dorsett's 4 Pacific mines will quickly converge in Honolulu, killing every body there.

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