The Devil's Sea by Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt has been going strong for almost 50 years. Dirk Cussler proves that Dirk and the series is in good hands with The Devil’s Sea. The story starts in 1959 when an important Buddhist artifact is lost during the chaotic Communist takeover of Tibet. Dirk Pitt discovers a crashed plane in the Philippines 60 years later that may hold the key to what happened. Pitt and his trusted companion Al Giordino are ordered away to recover a downed Chinese missile in the nearby Luzon Strait.

 

Dirk and Al are not the only ones searching for the missile as a rogue Chinese military team is also racing to find it and is willing to do whatever it takes to recover it first. As Dirk and Al search the depths of the Pacific, Dirk’s children, Summer and Dirk Jr., follow the lead on the artifact which takes them from the Philippines all the way to the Himalayas. All four are in a race against time to save a religion, a country, and perhaps the world.

These characters are iconic and Dirk Cussler’s previous experience writing with his father shows just what a good grasp he has on them. This story is filled with mystery, adventure, danger, and heroics. A true page-turner, this story has you racing along with the characters to find out if they will succeed and how they will overcome the many obstacles placed in their paths. Cussler creates a great adventure with lots of action and harrowing situations that let the characters shine as they ingeniously work their way out of danger. Tie it all together with a mystery that spans 60 years and you’ve got another great Dirk Pitt story.

The Devil’s Sea is a great story that will please both fans and newcomers alike. It’s one of my favorite reads of the year!

I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.