When Isaac Bell attempts to decipher the mysterious deaths of nine men, he encounters a secret so powerful it could dictate the fate of the world in this riveting thriller by the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author. A century apart, Dirk Pitt and Isaac Bell team up to unlock the truth about the most famous maritime disaster of all time, the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic. In the present day, Dirk Pitt is forced to make a daring rescue at the excavation site of an antiquated submarine in the waters around New York City. His reward is a document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac Bell - a document that re-opens a historical mystery . . . In 1911 Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained tragedy at Little Angel Mine. His dangerous quest to answer that riddle leads to a larger one centered on a rare element with extraordinary powers and of virtually incalculable value. As he discovers that there are people who will do anything to control the substance, Isaac Bell will find out how far he'll go to stop them . . . Delivering explosive action, knife-edge plotting and page-turning intrigue, The Titanic Secret proves once again that Clive Cussler is the best in the business.