Mediterranean Caper
The Mediterranean Caper
Clive Cussler
BERKLEY BOOKS, New York
THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA
Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.)
Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
Penguin Group Ireland, 25 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd.)
Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty. Ltd.)
Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110 017, India
Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.)
Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
THE MEDITERRANEAN CAPER
A Berkley Book / published by arrangement with the author
Originally published in Great Britain in 1973 as May Day by Sphere Books Ltd., and in 1977 by Bantam Books, Inc., as The Mediterranean Caper.
Copyright © 1973 by Clive Cussler.
Dirk Pitt® is a registered trademark of Clive Cussler.
No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.
For information, address: The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014.
ISBN: 1-4362-1723-7
BERKLEY®
Berkley Books are published by The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014.
BERKLEY® is a registered trademark of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
The "B" design is a trademark belonging to Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
"GET-TO-THE-NEXT-PAGE EXCITEMENT…
Dirk Pitt is a combination James Bond and Jacques Cousteau."
—New York Daily News
On a quiet Greek island, a U.S. Air Force base has come under attack—by a World War I fighter plane…
THE MEDITERRANEAN CAPER
Now it's up to Dirk Pitt to root out the elusive truth behind the attack—and find out how it's connected to mysterious acts of sabotage against a scientific expedition, an international smuggling ring and a dark-haired beauty with some dangerous secrets…
"Nobody does it better than Clive Cussler. NOBODY!"
—Stephen Coonts
"Cussler is the master of building suspense and tension."
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Cussler can keep anyone on the edge of their chair with his gripping descriptions of action."
—UPI
"Full of action, intrigue and beautiful women."
—San Antonio Express-News
CLIVE CUSSLER is…