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Vixen 03 (Dirk Pitt novel ; #4)
By Clive Cussler. 1978
In 1988 Dirk Pitt discovers the wreckage of Vixen 0-3, a plane bound for the Pacific which had crashed in…
an ice-covered lake in Colorado. Two canisters filled with quick death germs of great strength were missing; they were in the hands of terrorists whose mission was to destroy Washington, D.C. Strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "Raise the Titanic", followed by "Night probe". 1978. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 4)Iceberg (Dirk Pitt novel ; #2)
By Clive Cussler. 2004
The towering iceberg drifting in the North Atlantic was a floating tomb, for embedded in it was a ship -…
sealed in so solidly that not even its mast protruded. Here was a sea mystery to rank with the Bermuda Triangle and the Marie Celeste. But for Major Dirk Pitt, top troubleshooter for the National Underwater and Marine Agency, it was also the first link in a fantastic chain of events that would lead him too close to violent death. Sequel to "The Mediterranean caper", followed by "Raise the Titanic". Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2004, c1975. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 2)The chase (An Isaac Bell Adventure Ser. #1)
By Clive Cussler. 2007
In 1906, the U.S. government hires no-nonsense detective Isaac Bell to apprehend a murderous bank robber nicknamed the Butcher Bandit.…
Bell pursues his quarry throughout the Wild West, arriving in San Francisco during a disastrous earthquake and fire. Bell soon discovers that he, too, is being hunted. Some violence. 2007Trojan odyssey (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 2003
After meeting their father for the first time in Valhalla Rising (DB 52893), twins Summer and Dirk work for marine…
agency NUMA investigating a brown tide in the Caribbean, where they discover mysterious ancient relics. Meanwhile Dirk Sr. rushes to save a floating resort from a deadly hurricane. Some violence. Bestseller. 2003Valhalla rising (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 2001
Dirk Pitt, on board an oceanographic survey vessel, helps rescue passengers from a luxury cruise ship that mysteriously catches fire…
on its maiden voyage. One of the survivors is Kelly Egan who has managed to save her father's papers, only to have her life threatened. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Pacific vortex! (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1984
Deep-sea expert Dirk Pitt is put to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the "pacific…
vortex," a fog-shrouded zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is a nuclear submarine. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1982. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1982Atlantis found (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1999
Artifacts from ancient civilizations are popping up everywhere and Dirk Pitt, his associate Al Giordino, and archaeologist/linguist Patricia O'Connell are…
investigating. But the Fourth Empire, a terrorist group led by the Wolf family, is determined to stop them and take over the entire world. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1999Flood tide: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1997
In the year 2000 Dirk Pitt of the National Underwater and Marine Agency is working with immigration officials to stop…
the smuggling of Chinese workers into the United States. Gangster Qin Shang has even built a port in Louisiana to unload the illegals. Pitt is also investigating a rumor of a shipwrecked Chinese vessel bearing a load of treasure. Some violence and some strong language. BestsellerShock wave: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1996
In the 1850s, a male and a female prisoner survive a shipwreck and find diamonds on an island. In the…
year 2000, their descendant Arthur Dorsett plans to topple the diamond market with a flood of gems. His mining techniques are causing an "acoustic plague" that kills animals and humans. Investigating these odd deaths, Dirk Pitt meets Arthur's daughter Maeve, who is quite different from her father. Violence and some strong language. BestsellerInca gold: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1994
A group of archaeologists is exploring a Peruvian sinkhole and gets in trouble. Dirk Pitt happens to be in the…
neighborhood and comes to their aid. But the rescue simply sets in motion a series of events that find Pitt looking for lost treasure, being captured by a band of art smugglers, and swimming through an uncharted underground river. Violence and strong language. BestsellerThe Mediterranean caper
By Clive Cussler. 1973
It is a quiet Sunday afternoon at Brady Field on the island of Thasos in the Aegean Sea. Then suddenly…
an old World War I biplane appears out of nowhere and attacks the installation. Off the coast, the First Attempt, part of the National Underwater Marine Agency, is hit with a series of "accidents." Major Dirk Pitt, sent to investigate, keeps remembering a plane shot down sixty years ago. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexDragon: a novel
By Clive Cussler. 1990
Dirk Pitt, whose most recent adventure was "Treasure," is back, this time battling a Japanese crime cartel. Pitt is searching…
the ocean bottom for a lost atomic bomb--a relic of World War II. Meanwhile, topside, the cartel, from its secret "Dragon Center," is smuggling atomic bombs into the United States. Can Pitt save the world from atomic destruction? Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerTreasure: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1988
When the great library of Alexandria was sacked in A.D. 391, perhaps some of its fabulous art treasures and volumes…
from its library escaped the flames and were ferried across the Atlantic. This is the premise of a suspense caper that features green-eyed Dirk Pitt, a James Bond type whom "no woman could completely possess." Some strong language. Bestseller. 1988Cyclops: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
By Clive Cussler. 1986
Suspense caper features--and ingeniously connects--a maverick American colony on the Moon, a fabulous sunken treasure sought by an unscrupulous, blimp-owning…
financier, and Soviet schemes to steal U.S. space secrets and to replace Fidel Castro with a Kremlin puppet. The action involves murder and torture as well as superpower politicking. Bestseller 1985Sahara: a Dirk Pitt adventure
By Clive Cussler. 2009
West Africa. Dirk Pitt seeks the origin of a red tide threatening global oxygen supplies. As Pitt and sidekick Al…
Giordino track pollutants, they suffer enslavement in a coal mine, rescue a woman from cannibalistic nomads, discover a hazardous-waste disposal plant, and find a long-missing pilot's body. Some violence. 1992Inca gold: a novel
By Clive Cussler. 1994
A group of archaeologists is exploring a Peruvian sinkhole and gets in trouble. Dirk Pitt happens to be in the…
neighborhood and comes to their aid. But the rescue simply sets in motion a series of events that find Pitt looking for lost treasure, being captured by a band of art smugglers, and swimming through an uncharted underground river. Violence and strong language. BestsellerTreasure: a novel
By Clive Cussler. 1988
When the great library of Alexandria was sacked in A.D. 391, perhaps some of its fabulous art treasures and volumes…
from its library escaped the flames and were ferried across the Atlantic. This is the premise of a suspense caper that features green-eyed Dirk Pitt, a James Bond type whom "no woman could completely possess." Some strong language. BestsellerEl enigma del faraón
By Clive Cussler. 2017
En esta decimotercera entrega de la serie de aventuras trepidantes «Archivos NUMA» Kurt Austin y su equipo deberán enfrentarse a…
un peligro con más de tres mil años de antigüedad. Ciudad de los muertos, Egipto, 1353 a.C. Tras prohibirse la adoración a la diosa de la resurrección Osiris, unos sacerdotes prometen a un matrimonio devolver la vida a sus hijos haciendo uso de un antiguo elixir, un secreto enterrado bajo las arenas del desierto. El único precio, matar al faraón Akenatón... Lampedusa, actualidad. Cerca de una remota isla del Mediterráneo, un misterioso barco emana un humo, un veneno mortal. Minutos después, todos los habitantes de la isla parecen haber muerto. Respondiendo a una llamada de socorro, Kurt Austin y el equipo de NUMA se adentrarán en las causas de la catástrofe. Kurt deberá desvelar la verdad tras las leyendas, aprender los secretos del pasado para salvar las vidas del futuro. Una desesperada carrera contrarreloj en la que se enfrentará a un enemigo que no se detiene ante nada ni ante nadie. Reseña:«El más intrigante, salvaje, imaginativo y entretenido thriller de la serie "Archivos NUMA". Los fans de Cussler se pelearán por él.»Library JournalTormenta en La Habana (Dirk Pitt #23)
By Clive Cussler. 2017
Dirk Pitt regresa en esta nueva y emocionante novela del maestro de la aventura, el autor superventas mundial Clive Cussler.…
¿Se le ha acabado la suerte a Dirk Pitt? Mientras investiga un estallido tóxico en el mar Caribe que podría suponer una amenaza letal para Estados Unidos, Pitt se ve envuelto inconscientemente en una lucha por el control en Cuba en la era post Castro. Entre tanto, los chicos de Pitt llevan a cabo una investigación por su cuenta, a la caza de una piedra que se destruyó durante la batalla en el puerto de la Habana en 1898. Aun así, ellos viajan a Cuba y al centro del peligro. La familia Pitt al completo ya ha pasado por situaciones desesperadas antes, pero quizá nunca tan extrema como la que afrontan esta vez. Acción y aventura sin fin en el mar en la entrega vigésimo tercera entrega de la serie «Dirk Pitt».Hora cero (Archivos NUMA #Volumen 11)
By Clive Cussler. 2015
En la undécima entrega de «Archivos NUMA», la serie de aventuras protagonizada por Kurt Austin y su equipo, el planeta…
se encuentra en una situación límite. Si la Agencia no tiene éxito en su emocionante misión, podría desencadenarse el fin de la humanidad. Se conoce como punto cero de energía y no es un mito de la ciencia. Este estado de la energía que se encuentra en la materia y que ofrece posibilidades ilimitadas existe realmente. Son muchos los expertos que han tratado de desentrañar este gran misterio de la física, pero no han tenido éxito... hasta ahora. Un excéntrico científico, que ha sido rechazado y denigrado por la comunidad internacional, parece haber hallado la fórmula. Para vengarse del mundo, y en especial de todos aquellos que lo despreciaron, ha construido dos máquinas capaces de provocar terribles terremotos y crear fisuras en las placas tectónicas. Desde las llanuras de Australia hasta la virulenta naturaleza de una isla de hielo en el océano Antártico, Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala y el resto del equipo de la NUMA deberán encontrar las dos máquinas que han desencadenado esta situación límite: si no lo hacen pronto, las consecuencias del cambio geológico podrían ser fatales. Reseñas:«Los fans de las aventuras de la NUMA lo pasarán en grande con esta nueva entrega.»Booklist «Un thriller con dosis inagotables de acción.»Associated Press