Black Wind - first US edition

by Clive Cussler - signed

Seventeenth in the series; about halfway through this rip-snorting adventure thriller, a "white-haired man" rescues heroes Dirk Pitt Jr. and his sister, Summer, from death by drowning. That man is revealed to be author Cussler (Trojan Odyssey, etc.), reminding Dirk of "an older version of his own father," legendary oceanographer Dirk Pitt, hero of Cussler's previous novels. This time the villain is a South Korean industrialist working for the North Koreans with an eye toward unifying Korea by ridding the country of American troops, allowing for an invasion of the South.

Book has turquoise boards quarter bound with navy blue cloth; spine stamped in silver; 512 pages with dimensions (in inches) of 1.50 x 9.24 x 6.38; signed by both authors and the illustrator on the title page; unread. Jacket is in fine condition, price intact at $27.95.