Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos — Fire Ice

Penguin (UK) 2003 Paperback 560 The new international bestseller from the grand-master of adventure fiction. On the shores of the Black Sea, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team discover an abandoned submarine base commandeered by a mining tycoon who claims Romanov ancestry. Backed by his incredible wealth, the tycoon has proclaimed himself Czar of Russia. He is determined to overthrow the already shaky Russian government - and he has a terrifying surprise in store for the Americans that will ensure they don't interfere. But standing in the way are Kurt Austin and the NUMA team . . . Packed with the hair-rasing action and dazzling imagination that are his hallmarks, Fire Ice is a stunning new thriller from a writer at the top of his game. Good