Golden Buddha

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

GOLDEN BUDDHA

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“Foreword” by Clive Cussler copyright © 2003 by Clive Cussler.

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