Publisher's Synopsis
Dirk Pitt returns in an inventive and exciting adventure: a classic treasure hunt involving an ancient hoard of gold, the secrets of a lost civilization and an international smuggling ring.
On a marine expedition in the Peruvian Andes, Pitt and his companions, including the beautiful archaeologist Dr. Shannon Kelsey, find themselves in a no-holds-barred struggle against cut-throat smugglers out to uncover the lost Inca treasure. In this subterranean world of darkness, they race against time and the threat of death -- for the real key to the mystery lies beneath the ancient treasure chamber.
