Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure) perfectly embodies the early 2000s – the book is a thriller with characters and events that feel very much of that time. Think lengthy descriptions of ultra-modern gadgets, secret offices beneath the White House, a handsome protagonist and his chubby, witty sidekick, nonchalantly cracking jokes while saving a beautiful colleague from the bad guys. There's also that specific, slightly amusing political correctness of the early 2000s, always on the verge of being s...

Another thrilling Dirk Pitt adventure from Clive Cussler! If you're looking for an action-packed book review, look no further than Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure). Cussler delivers again!

A ship sinks in uncharted waters, leaving only two survivors who know the location of a vast treasure of Chinese heritage. A ruthless Chinese businessman involved in human trafficking will stop at nothing to find it. *Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure)*, the fourteenth book in Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series, sees the titular character attempting to dismantle a human trafficking ring targeting the U.S. and prevent a massive economic and human disaster in Louisiana. In 1948, a ship commandeered b...

Fresh off his last death-defying exploit, Dirk Pitt seeks some much-needed R&R at a secluded lakeside cabin in Washington. Rest is the last thing he finds, though, as he uncovers a human trafficking ring orchestrated by the ruthless Chinese billionaire, Qin Shang. Pitt rescues undercover INS agent Julia Lee from Shang's clutches, and soon they, along with the rest of NUMA, are racing against time to thwart the billionaire's audacious scheme to divert the Mississippi River, handing Shang control ...

Dirk Pitt decides to unwind with a vacation in the backwoods of Washington state. Turns out his neighbor is a Chinese tycoon who seems a little *too* interested in privacy, having bought up pretty much the entire lake where Pitt's staying. Naturally, Pitt's curiosity is piqued, and he starts snooping around. What he finds? The lake bottom is basically a graveyard, filled with bodies dumped by the tycoon, who's been running a people-smuggling operation into the US. This discovery kicks off a high...

Ad Hoc Read May 2024Funny, when I marked this as currently reading, I realized I never actually reviewed it back in 2015. That's pretty unusual for me. So, I’ve added a few words below and a few more up here.It's a fun book (aren't all Dirk Pitt novels fun?). In *Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure)*, Dirk gets shot three times, meets a gorgeous INS agent underwater, hangs out with his best buddy Al, and ticks off the US government by accidentally offing the bad guy.Seriously though, or at least, so...

Another fun and thrilling Dirk Pitt adventure. *Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure)* has Pitt going up against a Chinese tyrant who is selling illegal immigrants into slavery, and who is also in search of a long-lost shipwreck. And we are introduced to Juan Cabrillo, who is the protagonist of the Oregon Files series, also written by Clive Cussler. Cabrillo makes a cameo appearance, which I thought was pretty cool. I realize that since I've been reading the Dirk Pitt series in order, I realize he's...

This book traffics in Chinese stereotypes that make Fu Manchu seem positively enlightened. Pick it up if you need something utterly mindless or if you're into "cabin in the woods" style thrillers, and don't mind a hero who seems physically youthful but possesses the cultural awareness of a patriotic, seventy-something author who's seen one too many battles. If you're looking for Clive Cussler's Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure), be warned: the cultural depictions haven't aged well. Consider this ...

This is the second Dirk Pitt adventure I've read by Clive Cussler. The first, *Raise the Titanic!*, didn't exactly blow me away, but it did pique my interest enough to give another one of his books a shot. Well, after reading Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure), I seriously doubt I'll be picking up a third. Cussler's writing is, frankly, not great. The plot was so predictable I had it all figured out hundreds of pages in advance, and Dirk Pitt's constant invincibility, unbelievable luck, quirky wi...

I keep reading Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt stories, even though they drive me absolutely bonkers. This one had ALL my Cussler pet peeves:1.) Dirk Pitt as the irresistible, life-altering stud. Example:She was put through to his secretary, who informed her that Pitt was out on vacation and had not returned to work yet. Julia hung up the phone and settled her head into the pillows. In some odd manner she felt transformed. Here I am acting like a brazen hussy, she thought, pursuing a man I hardly know...