Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventure) - Softcover

Cussler, Clive

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671000314 ISBN 13: 9780671000318

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1998

Synopsis

Rescuing a beautiful undercover agent, Dirk Pitt is unwittingly embroiled in the plot of Qin Shang, a ruthless smuggler who threatens to kill hundreds of innocent people to recover a mysterious cargo of a ship sunk fifty years earlier. Reprint.

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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.

Review:

"San Francisco Examiner" Pure Cussler, pure fun....The action just keeps accelerating.

"San Antonio Express-News" Marvelously entertaining....Full of action, intrigue and beautiful women.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0671000314
• ISBN 13: 9780671000318
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 560