Clive Cussler┬аis the author or coauthor of more than 50 previous books in five best-selling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files,┬аOregon┬аFiles, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include┬аBuilt for Adventure:┬аThe Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus┬аThe Sea Hunters┬аand┬аThe Sea Hunters II. They 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┬а60 ships, including the long lost Confederate ship┬аHunley. He lives in Colorado and Arizona.
Paul Kemprecos┬аhas coauthored eight books in bestselling adventure novelist Clive CusslerтАЩs NUMA Files seriesy. He is also the Shamus AwardтАУwinning author of a number of underwater detective thrillers, such as The Minoan Cipher, Grey Lady, and NeptuneтАЩs Eye.