"You aren't looking at the big picture, at the international situation," Grey said. "You don't understand the Soviets the way we do."
Jones clenched his fist, the scar bright white, and answered, "To 'ell with the international situation. The Edinburgh is the salvage of the damn century. And nobody, Russian or American, is going to stop me from bringing up that gold."

1942. The British ship Edinburgh agrees to ferry tons of Russian gold to the Americans as payment in war-debt but a Nazi torpedo sends her beneath the waves of the Arctic Ocean. Fifty years later, the three governments agree to raise the treasure and a crew comprised of British, American, Russian and Germans head once more to her watery grave. As the gold is brought up and battleships circle closer, conspiracies begin to fly and relations fall apart. Who will end up with 200 million in gold?

I love Amberg's adventure-thrillers. The Brits sounds like bloody Brits, the Russians are the crafty foxes they're supposed to be and the brass-balled Americans do their thing. It's just pitch-perfect and pure adrenaline. Like Clancy, but easier to keep straight. I could not put Deep Gold down, it kept me entranced the entire time. More, please! ( )