CLIVE CUSSLER is the author or coauthor of more than fifty previous books in five bestselling series, including Dirk PittR, NUMAR Files, OregonR Files, Isaac Bell, and Fargo. His most recentNew York Times bestselling novels are The Eye of Heaven, Ghost Ship,The Bootlegger, and Mirage. His nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plusThe Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II; the latter two describe the true adventures of the real NUMAR, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty ships, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. He lives in Colorado.
DIRK CUSSLER, an MBA from Berkeley, worked many years in the financial arena and now devotes himself full-time to writing. He is the coauthor with Clive Cussler ofCrescent Dawn, Black Wind, Treasure of Khan, Arctic Drift, andPoseidon’s Arrow. As president of NUMAR, he has researched and directed many of the nonprofit organization’s searches for famous historic shipwrecks. He lives in Arizona