The Thief

THE THIEF

DIRK PITT® ADVENTURES
BY CLIVE CUSSLER

C
RESCENT
D
AWN
(with Dirk Cussler)

A
RCTIC
D
RIFT
(with Dirk Cussler)

T
REASURE OF
K
HAN
(with Dirk Cussler)

B
LACK
W
IND
(with Dirk Cussler)

T
ROJAN
O
DYSSEY

V
ALHALLA
R
ISING

A
TLANTIS
F
OUND

F
LOOD
T
IDE

S
HOCK
W
AVE

I
NCA
G
OLD

S
AHARA

D
RAGON

T
REASURE

C
YCLOPS

D
EEP
S
IX

P
ACIFIC
V
ORTEX!

N
IGHT
P
ROBE!

V
IXEN
03

R
AISE THE
T
ITANIC!

I
CEBERG

T
HE
M
EDITERRANEAN
C
APER

FARGO ADVENTURES
BY CLIVE CUSSLER
With Grant Blackwood

T
HE
K
INGDOM

L
OST
E
MPIRE

S
PARTAN
G
OLD

ISAAC BELL NOVELS
BY CLIVE CUSSLER

T
HE
R
ACE
(with Justin Scott)

T
HE
S
PY
(with Justin Scott)

T
HE
W
RECKER
(with Justin Scott)

T
HE
C
HASE

KURT AUSTIN ADVENTURES
BY CLIVE CUSSLER
With Graham Brown

D
EVIL’S
G
ATE

With Paul Kemprecos

M
EDUSA

W
HITE
D
EATH

T
HE
N
AVIGATOR

F
IRE
I
CE

P
OLAR
S
HIFT

B
LUE
G
OLD

L
OST
C
ITY

S
ERPENT

OREGON FILES ADVENTURES
BY CLIVE CUSSLER
With Jack Du Brul

T
HE
J
UNGLE

T
HE
S
ILENT
S
EA

C
ORSAIR

P
LAGUE
S
HIP

S
KELETON
C
OAST

D
ARK
W
ATCH

With Craig Dirgo

G
OLDEN
B
UDDHA

S
ACRED
S
TONE

NONFICTION BY CLIVE CUSSLER
AND CRAIG DIRGO

T
HE
S
EA
H
UNTERS

T
HE
S
EA
H
UNTERS
II

C
LIVE CUSSLER AND
D
IRK
P
ITT
R
EVEALED

B
UILT FOR
A
DVENTURE:
T
HE
C
LASSIC
A
UTOMOBILES OF
C
LIVE
C
USSLER AND
D
IRK
P
ITT
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Copyright © 2012 by Sandecker, RLLLP

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Book design by Brian Mulligan

Endpaper and interior illustrations by Roland Dahlquist

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ALWAYS LEARNING

PEARSON

Table of Contents

Book One: Talking Pictures

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Book Two: Flickers

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Book Three: Hollywood

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