Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of over fifty previous books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt®, the NUMA® Files, the Oregon Files, the Isaac Bell adventures, and the Fargo adventures. His most recent New York Times-bestselling novels from 2014 are Ghost Ship, The Eye of Heaven, and Havana Storm. Cussler’s nonfiction works include Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus The Sea Hunters and The Sea Hunters II; these describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than sixty lost vessels, including the long-lost Confederate ship the Hunley. Clive Cussler lives in Arizona and Colorado.