Arctic Drift, by Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler

October 13, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: bestseller, Clive Cussler, technothriller, Thriller 

Clive Cussler is a big bestselling author in the United States. He pretty Arctic Drift, by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler much follows the formula of James Patterson – who seemingly runs a bestseller factory – and writes basically with short sentences, short paragraphs and short chapters. And, perhaps even more than is the case with Patterson, Clive Cussler fills his pages with techno-action.

In Arctic Drift, Clive Cussler and his son Dirk imagine the U.S. and Canada on the brink of war. This is their third collaborative novel (after Treasure of Khan
and Black Wind), and they have the formula for success down cold. Cussler has created a world where NUMA is real and where saving the world is mandatory and as easy as turning the next page.

Here, the price of gas hits $10 a gallon, and US President Garner Ward must contend with a corrupt Canadian cabal that’s subverting efforts to solve America’s energy problems. Pitt barely escapes serious injury when a bomb destroys a D.C. lab along with records of research into an artificial photosynthesis process that could, almost immediately, eliminate the threat of global warming.

But despair not – Dirk Pitt is on the case. It looks very bleak, and events do certainly seem to escalate out of control. But the Pitts manage to connect the dots, and eventually the greedy guys are defeated and peace reigns yet again. Till next time.

Thriller fans in search of a quick, exciting read should be satisfied. There is lots of breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination in Arctic Drift, as in all the books in the Pitt series. And, yes, it is entertaining. As it were.

Praise:

‘the action zipping along until a final powerhouse showdown’ (Entertainment Weekly).

‘What’s not to like?’ (Los Angeles Times)

Links to the books by Clive Cussler: amazon US, amazon UK, and amazon CAN.

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