Аннотация
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
Arctic Drift
DEDICATION
In memory of Leigh Hunt.
And yes, there really was a Leigh Hunt.
A dear friend, bon vivant, wit, and madcap Don Juan who had a way with women that made him the envy of every man in town.
I killed him off in the prologues of ten Dirk Pitt books. He always wanted to play a bigger role in the stories but didn’t complain because he enjoyed the fame.
So long, old pal, you are sorely missed.
PROLOGUE
PASSAGE TO DEATH
APRIL 1848 VICTORIA STRAIT THE ARCTIC OCEANThe cry rattled through the ship like the howl of a wounded jungle beast, a mournful wail that sounded like a plea for death. The moan incited a second voice, and then a third, until a ghoulish chorus echoed through the darkness. When the morbid cries ran their course, a few moments of uneasy silence prevailed until the tortured soul initiated the sequence again. A few sequestered crewmen, those with their senses st...
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