An ancient treasure stolen by Xerxes the Great . . . Discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte . . . The clues to its hidden location lost until now . . . Adventurers and treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on a wild-goose chase. Up to their waists in the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland, theyre hunting for lost gold. What they find instead is a small Second World War German U An ancient treasure stolen by Xerxes the Great . . . Discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte . . . The clues to its hidden location lost until now . . . Adventurers and treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on a wild-goose chase. Up to their waists in the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland, theyre hunting for lost gold. What they find instead is a small Second World War German U-boat. Inside the submarine they find a body and a puzzling, incredibly rare bottle of wine. This bottle was one of twelve taken from Napoleons lost cellar. But it is also a clue to a fabulous, ancient treasure. One that Hadeon Bondaruk a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire will do anything to get his hands on. For he claims descent from treasures one-time owner. It will be his, no matter who stands in his way . . . About Author: About the Author Clive Cussler is a collector of automobiles and, like his character Dirk Pitt, lives a life of adventure discovering and collecting things of historical significance. He has a record of finding over 60 shipwrecks and has lead expeditions to gold mines. Cussler is the author of many adventure novels which titles include Mediterranean Caper (1973), Night Probe (1981), Treasure (1988), Shock Wave (1996), and Atlantis Found (1999). Cussler is the Chairman of NUMA (National Underwater & Marine Agency), a non-profit group which he himself began. He is also a fellow of the Explorers Club, which awarded him the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration, the Royal Geographical Society and the American Society of Oceanographers.