The Chase - Clive Cussler

One of my great loves is a good adventure novel, this dates back to a kid when I used to read novels by Dennis Wheatley, Ian Fleming, and Jack Higgins. This love wained a little as adulthood and work came around and I foun myself reading more literature but just occassionally I would feel the need to have a bit of adventure and read a rocking good story. Thats when I first encountered Clive Cussler, he's the American author of adventure stories, usually with a historical connection and has a love of boats, cars, guns, etc etc. Cussler writes his normal adventure novels which whilst not in the class of the authors are at least enjoyable and if ...  Read the complete review

It has to be said that one of my weaknesses is books. I will buy and read virtually anything (though 'chicklit' tends to be the bottom of my list) and one of the authors best described as one of my dirty little addictions is Clive Cussler, and as a result I have a whole shelf dedicated to his books so when I wandered in to the shops one evening and spotted nestled on the shelf a new one I had to buy it. Getting home I had to do some studying so it was the next day when I got myself stuck in to it. Given my eagerness to start reading I hadnt even looked at the blurb on the back nor the cover, so hadnt noticed the lack of 'from the Numa files' or ...  Read the complete review

Clive Cussler with Paul Keprecos 'SERPENT' To all Clive Cussler fans out there 'SERPENT' is a new novel from the NUMA files introducing two new characters that guarentee a new series of unrelenting action and edge of the seat thrills. The two new characters Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala are introduced to every reader by none other than Dirk Pitt the main character of all of Clive Cussler's other adventure books-here he outlines Kurts character informing the reader of his love of rowing and sailing and his passion for collecting antique dueling pistols. Joe Zavala funnily isn't mentioned so we are left again knowing that Kurt ...  Read the complete review