All 27 A Dirk Pitt Adventure Books In Order at Book DNA

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Pacific Vortex!

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

The thrilling first Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

Fully armed and with all hands on board, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished.…

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2
The Mediterranean Caper

Dirk Pitt responds to a call of distress and finds himself coping with a modern Greek goddess in a red bikini, a vast drug-smuggling ring, a still-active Nazi criminal, and a perilous undersea labyrinth. Originally in paperback.

James's list on the best ocean adventures, both real and imagined

3
Iceberg

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

The superb third Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

The towering iceberg drifting in the North Atlantic was a floating tomb. Embedded in the great gleaming mass was a ship - sealed in…

4
Raise the Titanic!

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

The fantastic fourth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

A tidal wave of pounding excitement from the first page to the last . . .

Two and a half miles beneath the icy…

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Tom's list on the best thrillers to keep you awake at night and your heart racing

5
Vixen 03

A RIVETING, DEATH-DEFYING DIRK PITT ADVENTURE!

1954: Vixen 03 is down. The plane, bound for the Pacific carrying thirty-six Doomsday Bombs—canisters armed with quick-death germs of unbelievable potency—vanishes. Vixen has in fact crashed into an ice-covered lake in Colorado.

1988: Dirk Pitt, who heroically raised the Titanic, discovers the wreckage…

6
Night Probe!

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

The page-turning Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

May 1914. Two diplomats hurry home by sea and rail, each carrying a document of world-changing importance. Then the liner Empress of India is sunk…

DL's list on the best books with movie-ready thrills and widely appealing plots

7
Deep Six

An adventure from Cussler's hero, Dirk Pitt.

Roger's list on the best books of the sea

8
Cyclops

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

The suspenseful eighth Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

Dirk Pitt doesn't go looking for adventure: it finds him easily enough. His chance witnessing of an airship disaster - which nearly kills him…

9
Treasure

In the ninth gripping thriller in the world famous Dirk Pitt series, the adventurer finds himself in a deadly battle against the darkest forces of international terrorism.

THE HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SECRET OF THE AGES...

391 AD:
Fanatics destroy the greatest storehouse of knowledge and treasure in the ancient world - the…

10
Dragon

The tenth action-packed thriller in the Dirk Pitt series, where the adventurer must foil the deadly conspiracy of a group of Japanese nationalist fanatics.

A NUCLEAR PEARL HARBOUR

Buried in the depths of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the greatest secrets of World War Two - a crashed B-29…

Patrick's list on the best action thrillers to keep you awake far past a reasonable hour

11
Sahara

The eleventh classic Dirk Pitt novel, where the adventurer is drawn to a secret in the burning African desert, which could destroy all life in the world's seas.

A CREEPING RED TIDE OF DEATH

Deep in the African desert, Dirk Pitt discovers that a top secret scientific installation is leaking…

Graham's list on the best novels where the weather is a character and a foe

12
Inca Gold

The twelfth hair-raising Dirk Pitt thriller sees the adventurer hunt for a fabulous hoard of Inca gold, before the richest prize known to man is lost forever.

ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE

A call for help from a stricken archaeological expedition brings Dirk Pitt to a sacred well, high in the Andes. There…

Elizabeth's list on the best suspense stories with characters driven by passion and twists and turns that keep you guessing til the end

13
Shock Wave

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
A mysterious plague in the Antarctic.
A diamond empire run by an evil genius.
A devastating new technology that could kill millions of people.

Tasman Sea, 1856. A British clipper ship bound for Australia's penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few…

14
Flood Tide

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Dirk Pitt faces his most formidable foe yet. . .

'Speedy storytelling and great fun' Kirkus
'Fans will delight in the well-executed plot twists' Publisher's Weekly

Tracking a notorious Chinese smuggler's activities leads Dirk Pitt to Seattle where he finds a mass grave containing…

15
Atlantis Found

Clive Cussler sends his great hero on an explosive mission in Atlantis Found, the fifteenth Dirk Pitt adventure.

Around the world ancient artefacts are suddenly appearing, hinting at a catastrophe that will soon visit Earth ...

Dirk Pitt is on hand at a Colorado archaeological site where an ancient and…

16
Valhalla Rising

July 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship Emerald Dolphin suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? Why didn't the alarms go off? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship? NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue…

17
Trojan Odyssey

In Trojan Odyssey Clive Cussler's great hero Dirk Pitt is on the frontline, fighting an international conspiracy.

A daring rescuer sends Dirk Pitt on an adventure that will determine the future of the planet...

When a hurricane unexpectedly blows up off the coast of Nicaragua, a giant floating hotel lies…

18
Black Wind

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

Legendary oceanographer Dirk Pitt must work with his children to unravel old battle plans from WWII to prevent a present-day massacre in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling adventure series.

In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure. Kept secret from…

19
Treasure of Khan

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

Oceanic explorers Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu, the famed capital of Kublai Khan's empire.

When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a…

20
Arctic Drift

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

Oceanographer Dirk Pitt traces a lost ship's mysterious cargo to a scientific discovery that could reverse the dangers of climate change in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling action adventure series.

When an act of sabotage aims to slow down a technological breakthrough in American clean energy, it…

21
Crescent Dawn

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

An ancient cargo long thought lost is found. With terrible consequences . . .

Dirk Pitt is surveying in the Middle East when a stroke of luck reveals an Ottoman wreck with a very curious cargo. While investigating the find, he foils a night raid on Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum.…

22
Poseidon's Arrow

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

In 1943 a submarine returning from a secret mission is attacked, its vital cargo believed lost . . .

Three quarters of a century later, NUMA director Dirk Pitt is asked to help locate a missing person: the scientist responsible for the design of the revolutionary Poseidon's Arrow submarine. This…

23
Havana Storm

By Dirk Cussler , Clive Cussler ,

Renowned marine adventurer Dirk Pitt returns to stem a toxic outbreak.

While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean Sea that may ultimately threaten the United States, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in something even more dangerous - a post-Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba.

Meanwhile, Pitt's children, marine…

24
Odessa Sea

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

The new Dirk Pitt adventure from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author

As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding rouble. This time, though, trouble has found him . . .

On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea…

25
Celtic Empire

By Clive Cussler , Dirk Cussler ,

THE BRAND-NEW ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE IN THE DIRK PITT SERIES FROM NO 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLIVE CUSSLER

The murder of UN scientists while investigating mysterious deaths in El Salvador . . .
A deadly collision in the Detroit river . . .
An attack on an archaeological site along the Nile…

26
The Devil's Sea

Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt must unravel a historical mystery of epic importance in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler.

In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil…

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27
The Corsican Shadow

Dirk Pitt returns in the latest novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling series created by the “grand master of adventure” Clive Cussler.

27 A Dirk Pitt Adventure books in order

1 Pacific Vortex!

2 The Mediterranean Caper

James's list on the best ocean adventures, both real and imagined

3 Iceberg

4 Raise the Titanic!

David's list on the best books for elements of historical adventure fiction

Tom's list on the best thrillers to keep you awake at night and your heart racing

5 Vixen 03

6 Night Probe!

DL's list on the best books with movie-ready thrills and widely appealing plots

7 Deep Six

Roger's list on the best books of the sea

8 Cyclops

9 Treasure

10 Dragon

Patrick's list on the best action thrillers to keep you awake far past a reasonable hour

11 Sahara

Graham's list on the best novels where the weather is a character and a foe

12 Inca Gold

Elizabeth's list on the best suspense stories with characters driven by passion and twists and turns that keep you guessing til the end

13 Shock Wave

14 Flood Tide

15 Atlantis Found

16 Valhalla Rising

17 Trojan Odyssey

18 Black Wind

19 Treasure of Khan

20 Arctic Drift

21 Crescent Dawn

22 Poseidon's Arrow

23 Havana Storm

24 Odessa Sea

25 Celtic Empire

26 The Devil's Sea

Tony's list on the best books written by science fiction masters

27 The Corsican Shadow

1
Pacific Vortex!

2
The Mediterranean Caper

3
Iceberg

4
Raise the Titanic!

5
Vixen 03

6
Night Probe!

7
Deep Six

8
Cyclops

9
Treasure

10
Dragon

11
Sahara

12
Inca Gold

13
Shock Wave

14
Flood Tide

15
Atlantis Found

16
Valhalla Rising

17
Trojan Odyssey

18
Black Wind

19
Treasure of Khan

20
Arctic Drift

21
Crescent Dawn

22
Poseidon's Arrow

23
Havana Storm

24
Odessa Sea

25
Celtic Empire

26
The Devil's Sea

27
The Corsican Shadow