Shock wave
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Dirk Pitt adventures volume 13.
Series:
Dirk Pitt adventure ; volume 13.
Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster, [1996].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
537 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 30
Lexile measure:
1010L
Status:
Description
In 1856, a British clipper ship sinks after a storm while transporting convicts to an Australian penal colony. After horrible carnage on a raft, the pitiful survivors, among them Betsy Fletcher and Jess Dorsett, are washed up on a solitary tropical island, where they discover an immense source of diamonds and found a powerful and wealthy dynasty.
One hundred forty years later, Maeve Fletcher, one of their descendants, is stranded on an island in Antarctica with a party of passengers after their cruise ship seemingly abandons them. Dirk Pitt, on an expedition to find the source of a deadly plague that is killing dolphins and seals in the Weddell Sea, finds Maeve and the passengers and rescues them from death.
When Pitt later uncovers the cause of the plague, he discovers that Maeve's father, Arthur Dorsett, and her two sisters are responsible because of their diamond-mining technology. A deadly race develops to stop Dorsett from continuing his murderous mining operations and to head off a disaster that will kill millions.
Pitt's struggle to foil Dorsett's ruthless plan to destroy the market for diamonds and thus gain a monopoly of his own takes him from harrowing adventures off the west coast of Canada to being cast adrift in the Tasman Sea in a small boat with his good friend Al Giordino and the lovely Maeve Dorsett.
One hundred forty years later, Maeve Fletcher, one of their descendants, is stranded on an island in Antarctica with a party of passengers after their cruise ship seemingly abandons them. Dirk Pitt, on an expedition to find the source of a deadly plague that is killing dolphins and seals in the Weddell Sea, finds Maeve and the passengers and rescues them from death.
When Pitt later uncovers the cause of the plague, he discovers that Maeve's father, Arthur Dorsett, and her two sisters are responsible because of their diamond-mining technology. A deadly race develops to stop Dorsett from continuing his murderous mining operations and to head off a disaster that will kill millions.
Pitt's struggle to foil Dorsett's ruthless plan to destroy the market for diamonds and thus gain a monopoly of his own takes him from harrowing adventures off the west coast of Canada to being cast adrift in the Tasman Sea in a small boat with his good friend Al Giordino and the lovely Maeve Dorsett.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Eagle River Adult Fiction
FIC CUS bk.13
Available
Feb 17, 2022
Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
CUS
Available
Mar 30, 2023
Superior Adult Fiction
FICTION Cussler, Clive
Available
Mar 15, 2021
Washburn Adult Fiction
FIC CUS DP#13
Available
Oct 13, 2022
Winter Adult Fiction
F CUS
Available
Dec 3, 2021
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
068480297X, 0671000306
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.3, 30 Points
Level 7.3, 30 Points
Lexile measure:
1010
Notes
General Note
Physical description based on hardcover ed.
Description
While studying a deadly plague in the Pacific, Dirk Pitt rescues a band of rich castaways who were deserted by their cruise ship and learns that the plague had been caused by a passenger's father, who uses ultrasound to mine diamonds
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,7.3,30,20633.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Cussler, C. (1996). Shock wave. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive. 1996. Shock Wave. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive, Shock Wave. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cussler, Clive. Shock Wave. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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