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by Clive Cussler (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; Large Print Ed edition (31 July 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0745189865
  • ISBN-13: 978-0745189864
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,514,241 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished. No wreckage, no signals, no survivors: nothing ...until ace maritime troubleshooter Dirk Pitt finds a single, chilling clue in the shark-torn surf off Hawaii - the log of the Starbuck. 'Do not search for us, it can only end in vain ...' A crazed journal of madness and death is all that remains. And the Captain's final, scrawled, fear-crazed note locates the Starbuck's grave hundreds of miles from her last known position! The search for the Starbuck plunges Dirk Pitt into his most shattering assignment to date - a whirlpool of deep-sea mystery and terror - the Pacific Vortex! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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A bestselling author who has had an adventurous life - sought lost gold mines in the American southwest, dived in isolated lakes of the Rocky Mountains for lost aircraft and dived for shipwrecks of historical significance. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent serial character Dirk Pitt, 28 Aug 2008
By Red (Liverpool) - See all my reviews
  
This review is from: Pacific Vortex! (Paperback)
I have never been a big fan of action thrillers. The only author I read regularly in this genre is Lee Child and his `Jack Reacher` character, 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 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. If you enjoy serial characters then this is a must series for you, also try Michael Connelly`s `Harry Bosh` series, or much more violent is the `Soft Target` thrillers by Conrad Jones. In the Dirk pitt stories 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.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, 14 Jan 2006
This review is from: Pacific Vortex! (Paperback)
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 !
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I am happy I discovered this series!, 23 Mar 2004
By Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pacific Vortex! (Paperback)
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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I Really Enjoyed This One
Pacific Vortex was apparently the first book Clive Cussler ever wrote. Word is he didn't want to publish this one, but friends and family encouraged him to. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Darren G. Burton

3.0 out of 5 stars Original? No. Entertaining? Yes
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... Read more
Published on 28 May 2007 by Mr. G. Battle

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutley Amazing Escapist Fiction
Sit down in a quiet room, put your feet up and open the cover of Clive Cussler's "Pacific Vortex". Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2005 by Edmund Dantes

5.0 out of 5 stars Dirk Pitt and Pacific Vortex
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. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Could NOT put the damn thing down!!!
My first Cussler book and most assuredly not my last! Read it all the way through in one sitting. I just couldn't stop. Read more
Published on 20 July 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars For the love of reading
I read this book about 11 years ago. I used to be someone who did everything to get away from reading. Read more
Published on 21 April 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Dirk Pitt.
The first ever Dirk Pitt story. Less complex storyline and lacking undersea technology of later stories - easier to read if anything. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing Start to Dirk Pitt Series
An American nuclear submarine vanishes in the North Pacific without a trace. A man finds a floating capsule containing the last known whereabouts of the sub. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Beginning to the Dirk Pitt Series!
I just love the Dirk Pitt Series! I couldn't put it down for a moment! This book instantly drew to the adventures of Dirk Pitt! Read more
Published on 10 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply an awesome book.
This book was truely one of the best I have read. The settings, the car chase, even just the beginning three chapters, are amazing. Great characters, too. Read more
Published on 21 July 1998

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