The Kingdom

<p><i>The Kingdom</i> is Clive Cussler's third Fargo Adventure. <p><b>Whether it's lost treasure or missing persons, the Fargos find themselves in a heap of trouble every time . . . </b> <p>When Texas oil baron Charlie King contacts Sam and Remi Fargo he has an unusual request. He hired an investigator - and good friend of the pair - to locate his missing father in the Far East. But now the investigator has vanished. Would Sam and Remi be willing to look for them both? <p>Though something about the request doesn't quite add up, Sam and Remi agree to help out. <p>It's a journey that takes the Fargos to Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India, and China. They get mixed up with black-market fossils, a centuries-old puzzle chest, the ancient Nepali kingdom of Mustang, a balloon aircraft from a century before its time . . . and an extraordinary skeleton that might turn the history of human evolution on its head. Oh, and not a few unfriendly people with guns and itchy trigger fingers . . . <p>Clive Cussler, author of the celebrated Dirk Pitt novels<i> Treasure of Khan</i> and <i>Valhalla Rising</i>, presents the third novel in his newest series, following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. <i>The Kingdom</i> follows <i>Spartan Gold </i>and<i> Lost Empire</i>. <p><b>Praise for Clive Cussler: </b> <p>'Cussler is hard to beat' <i>Daily Mail</i> <p>'Cussler is the guy I read' Tom Clancy</p>