Flood Tide (A Dirk Pitt Novel) |
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Clive Cussler
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Pages: 512 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0743449770
Pub: Pocket Books
Pub date: 2002-09-02
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22882
Editorial Review:
From the moment you begin Clive Cussler's latest undersea thriller, you know that you're in the hands of a old pro; thus any lingering crotchetiness over the book's stereotypical villains is offset by deft plotting and taut action. Flood Tide details the exploits of Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, whom Cussler fans already know and love. Judging by this book, "Special Projects" seems to be a euphemism for blowing stuff up. Pitt's worthy adversary is Qin Shang, a Chinese shipping tycoon who is definitely from the Fu Manchu school of management. As part of a nefarious plot to bring the United States to its knees with a flood of illegal immigrants, Qin Shang operates a secluded gulag in rural Washington, which the vacationing (ha!) Pitt stumbles upon. A lot of entertaining mayhem ensues, both on the water and under it. Flood Tide's enthusiastic xenophobia can stick in the throat, and may get in the way for some. But that flaw aside, it delivers the speed and shocks necessary.
Reader Reviews:
A great page turner (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is only the second Clive Cussler book I have read, (Black Wind being the first) however if they are all to this standard I believe it will not be the last. Flood tide is exciting and the characters are so likeable, especially the infamous Dirk Pitt. The story is an action packed adventure following Dirk and his pursuit of not only a shipping tycoon who makes vast profits from smuggling Chinese to America but also, with a little help from his friends, to find the lost bones of the 'Peking man' and lost treasures of China. I love Clive Cussler's style of writing as it is draws you into the story. It is witty to the point where I can laugh out loud but also intelligent. Definitely worth a read.
Flood Tide (0/1 people found this helpful)
As Dirk Pitt novels go this is not one of the best but definately worth a read if only for some of the sinister descriptors of the immigrant smuggling ring.
Basically this time Dirk goes up against a chinese megalomaniac with an interest in antiques - as well as antics !!!
The ending is slightly far-fetched - with the great american must haves - dead dogs and divorce - but let's face it - It is Clive Cussler !!
Enjoyable, if you don't take it too seriously! (0/0 people found this helpful)
Dirk Pitt is immortal! Or so this book will have you believing. A shame, really, because after you have muttered "Oh come on!" out loud more than once, it can rather begin to spoil your enjoyment.
That said, it was entertaining and I have to confess that it was hard to put down, in parts.
Don't take it too seriously and you should enjoy it too.
This book, like all of cusslers, brings thrills and spills l (1/1 people found this helpful)
from the political storm of washington to the cold waters of the Pacific this book keeps you interested all day. once you start you can't stop reading until Dirk Pitts adventure against crime is finished. If you like action mysterys then this is your book?
still an entertaining read (0/0 people found this helpful)
as a reader of cussler since discovering "raise the titanic" back in 1977, i eagerly await the release of a new dirk pitt adventure. and this book will satisfy the many longtime fans of the series hungering for more tales from cussler. however, for me, the last few books while still quite good, have not quite been on a par with his best work, from vixen 03 to roughly treasure. maybe i'm familier enough with cussler and pitt to anticipate where he's going, but it seems i can figure out where the plot is going, or how dirk will get out of his next seemingly impossible situation. perhaps it's because the plot twists are becoming too familier- dirk faces certain doom, wiles his way out of it only to face even greater odds. perhaps i expect too much. still, spending several hours with a new dirk pitt book is a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.
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