The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler, author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Crescent Dawn and Atlantis Found, and co-author Craig Dirgo tell the tale of a new hero – Juan Cabrillo – caught up in a plot of treasure hunting and international relations in,the first novel of the adventure series The Oregon Files, Golden Buddha.

Clive Cussler is back with a new action hero for the high seas: Juan Cabrillo, captain of the Oregon, a state-of-the-art vessel disguised as a rusting heap of junk…

When Cabrillo and his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha, stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Success of failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playing the Russians off against the Chinese while battling against mysterious forces who will do anything to stop them, the crew of the Oregon face a formidable foe. But like his extraordinary ship, the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo has more than a few aces up his sleeve…

Packed with blazing action and daring exploits, Golden Buddha is a nerve- shredding thriller from the best in the business.

‘Cussler is hard to beat’ Daily Mail

‘The guy I read’ Tom Clancy

Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept millions of readers hooked with adventures at sea, exotic locations, cutting-edge science and page-turning pace for four decades. As well as the Oregon Files series there are also the NUMA Files, the Dirk Pitt stories (which started it all), the Isaac Bell adventures and the Fargo series. The Oregon Files continues with Scared Stone, Dark Watch, Skeleton Coast, Plague Ship, Corsair, The Silent Sea and The Jungle.

Download and read the opening pages of Golden Buddha here