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This is the same comment for all the Dirk Pitt books: Great set of books, I had to stagger these books into my reading rotation since they are so similar. Dirk Series Book in less then 50 words. (introduction to bad guy, introduction to hot chick, introduction to Dirk, Dirk gets in impossible dangerou Leggi tutto

Read this in that there Eighties ! Enjoyed it at the time.

Vintage Cussler at his best, that grabs your attention and holds it no matter how many times you read it, and in spite of how old and dated (especially the South Africa segments) the material is. When I say "vintage Cussler," I mean Clive (and Dirk Pitt) at his old-school violent, bloody, profane, s Leggi tutto

What Clive Cussler did well in his other novels, he excels at here: giving us an action-packed. exciting story. However, I was not too keen on the sexual content, especially the descriptions of female nudity, which were not present in his later books; at least, the ones I've read. Hopefully, the res Leggi tutto

So pervert Cussler is toned down a bit in this novel, and in its place is a confusing plot for revolution in South Africa. It only takes Dirk Pitt about the first 30 pages to solve the mystery that’s set up in the prologue. He doesn’t solve it 100% but he might as well have. The action is fantastic Leggi tutto

When I feel like a quick, action-packed read, with a big screen cinematic ending - can't go wrong with Dirk Pitt. #5 came out thirty-five years ago, but, they're still a kick-in-the-butt fun time of a read.

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Should I have deviated from my reading plan for two days to read this? Maybe not. Did I enjoy the heck out of it? Yes Clive is always surprising me both with how well he writes an action plot and how well he’s able to predict the future in his novels. It was a bit jarring at first when the plot sudde Leggi tutto