Pacific Vortex!

Cussler freely admits that his character Dirk Pitt is simply a different slant on the Bond genre. His adventures (which begin in this book, although released after Mayday) are steeped in cliche (you name it, it's in there), peppered with girls falling at his feet and wrapped in the plan of a diabolical mastermind. It's entertaining and easy to read, and although it's a bit too formulaic, it's definitely worth whiling away an afternoon with this short and care-free novel.

Excellent Read (6/6 people found this helpful)

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and am glad to find a good, well researched and entertaining adventure/thriller at last. The main character, Dirk Pitt is a believable hero with a wry sense of humour and endless determination.
I am now going to happily start working my way through the rest of the series and if you have never read a Dirk Pitt book before, then start with this one and enjoy, you have a treat in store !

Absolutley Amazing Escapist Fiction (2/3 people found this helpful)

Sit down in a quiet room, put your feet up and open the cover of Clive Cussler's "Pacific Vortex". This is an excellent introduction to the world famous Dirk Pitt series of adventures which is an amazingingly consistent body of work. This book is so easy to read many people can get through it in an afternoon, and you will definatley want to. This is fast paced action & gritty stuff, one of the more darker books in the series it is top notch for introducing Dirk Pitt. Whilst the books that follow this one go further in building character depth and have more complicated plot lines in them this is an absolute read for all budding adventure fans !! Buy this book and get hooked like millions of us have.

I am happy I discovered this series! (8/9 people found this helpful)

I have never been a big fan of military thrillers. The only author I read regularly in this genre is Nelson DeMille and I enjoy him a lot, so I decided to give Clive Cussler a try. I am happy to say I was not disappointed! Even though "Pacific Vortex" was not the first published book in the Dirk Pitt adventures series, it was the first Cussler wrote, so logically, this is the novel I picked to start my journey. I found an interesting character that lives at the edge and is passionate about his work. Also in some aspects he is similar to James Bond, women mainly, and the mix is sufficient to keep the reader thoroughly entertained.

For six months the US government has been trying to find the Starbuck, a submarine lost in the Hawaiian (Pacific) vortex. This is an area similar to the well-known Bermuda Triangle. The submarine was lost on its maiden trial and possesses the most advanced equipment, in terms of nuclear capabilities, that the US has developed so far. The last known communication from the nuclear submarine came from captain Dupree, establishing that they were lost without possibilities of recovering themselves and giving the coordinates of their location. While in his holidays in the coast of Hawaii, Dirk finds a communications capsule from the Starbuck addressed to Admiral Hunter in Pearl Harbor. Thus, he is directly involved in the search for the submarine and starts a dangerous journey in which he will face different enemies, conspiracies and uncertainty about who to trust. He also meets a mysterious woman, Summer, who will rock his world and complicate matters further.

Cussler has created a very entertaining series, with a character that has an arrogant and pedantic side, but whom also shows his pure emotions and is true to his friends and ideals. This makes the Special Project Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency a very likable character. This is a book that a reader can breeze through in a few hours making it an enjoyable way to spend a weekend's afternoon. I will surely read the next book in this series hoping for a similar experience.

Dirk Pitt and Pacific Vortex (0/1 people found this helpful)

Reading the books that Clive Cussler writes is my best hobby. I take my book and go to a sea shore then I start to read the adventures of Dirk Pitt. Pacific Vortex is one of my best books that Clive Cussler wrote. Dirk Pitt is a character whois very enjoyful.

Clive Cussler

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