Black Wind (Dirk Pitt #18) Hardcover - 2004

NY: Putnam, 2004. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine-Collectible/Near Fine. 6.5"x9.25"x1.75". 530 pages. First printing. Turquoise boards with title in silver letters. Dk Blue cloth spine with silver letters. Book design by Lovedog Studio. Binding tight. Clean, no marks. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Front jacket illustration by Craig White. Photo of authors by Paul Peregrine. Spine slight slant to right, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Small tear to bottom edge of DJ. Secure ship w/track #. Dirk Pitt #18. "In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure—a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the West Coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Neither sub made it to the designated target. But that does not mean they were lost. Someone knows about the subs and what they bore, knows too where they might be, and has an extraordinary plan in store for the prize inside-a scheme that could reshape the world as we know it. All that stands in the way are three people: a marine biologist named Summer, a marine engineer named Dirk, and their father, Dirk Pitt, the new head of NUMA. Pitt has faced devastating enemies before, and has even teamed up with his children to track them down. But never has he looked upon the face of pure evil...until now." Goodreads.