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Sahara by Clive Cussler (1992)

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Clive Cussler reportedly hated every minute of the 1980 film adaptation of his 1976 novel Raise the Titanic! and swore to avoid selling the movie rights to any more of his adventure novels. By 2005, though, when Paramount offered him … Continue reading

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Dragon by Clive Cussler (1990)

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This tenth installment to the Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler is one of those great stories that gets lost in time. The plot to this one is fairly clean (if not a little unbelievable), and the characters are well-drawn … Continue reading

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Treasure by Clive Cussler (1988)

I zoomed through this ninth Dirk Pitt book, not because I was so enthralled, but because I had a lot of travel time on my hands. This is the first “Dirk Pitt Adventure” (at least in a while) where an … Continue reading

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Cyclops by Clive Cussler (1986)

Book Eight in the Dirk Pitt series proved to be Clive Cussler‘s most unusual story yet. I like to think of it as a series of semi-connected novellas rather than a full novel, because each Part has such a unique … Continue reading

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Deep Six by Clive Cussler (1984)

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To anyone who has ever read Clive Cussler‘s Deep Six before—be it only yesterday or when it was hot off the presses 31 years ago—I ask this simple question: “What image from this tale has been most imprinted onto your … Continue reading

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Night Probe! by Clive Cussler (1981)

Book Six of the Dirk Pitt Adventures, Night Probe!, takes our hero on a desperate search for a single piece of paper which could change the political landscape of the entire North American continent. The so-called “North American Treaty,” purposefully … Continue reading

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Vixen 03 by Clive Cussler (1978)

For his fifth installment in the Dirk Pitt series, Clive Cussler takes his readers to South Africa and the black revolution that threatens to topple the white regime. At work to destroy the status quo are a black US Senator … Continue reading

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Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler (1976)

Having already read nearly every one of Clive Cussler‘s books, I’m now returning to those ones I’d failed to review the first time around. With the knowledge I have of his writing, both early and late, it’s clear to me … Continue reading

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Iceberg by Clive Cussler (1975)

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Pitt quickly fell silent….He had come close to falling out of character. He knew now that if there was a slight thread of hope for escape, it lay in his continued masquerade as one of the gay boys. (Chapter 15) … Continue reading

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The Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler (1973)

“It seems like every time I turn around, you’re bleeding.” (Scuba-doctor to Dirk Pitt, Chapter 17) This first publication by Clive Cussler shows some remarkable plot similarities to his first-written book, Pacific Vortex!—the underwater labyrinth, the forgotten hero-turned-villain, the handsome … Continue reading

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