Will I love Sahara?

One of Cussler’s earlier novels featuring Dirk Pitt, Cussler sends his erstwhile hero deep into a desert landscape where he throws all manner of problems at them.

As Pitt and co battle to survive the harsh conditions, they are tested to the limit as they must not only escape the arid landscape, but do in time to foil a dastardly plot. While perhaps not as much of a literary heavyweight as some of the other authors mentioned on this list, Cussler is brilliant at writing a rollicking good yarn.

It was thrilling for me to find, some time ago now, Clive Cussler’s Sahara.

This novel is full of action and adventure with its elaborately crafted plot twists and provocative historical references. The beautifully constructed, rich, and evocative language brings the adventures and the characters to life. It’s exciting for me that Mr. Cussler brings his story-telling expertise to the mysterious Sahara Desert, which is where my novel follows a Stealth Bomber on its way to bomb a uranium-enrichment plant in the desert.

Both novels prompt important questions about America’s foreign policy and its history in sub-Saharan Africa.