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Pacific Vortex!
Publisher's Summary
A Sunday Times best seller
The thrilling first Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.
Fully armed and with all hands onboard, the nuclear submarine Starbuck sailed into the calm Pacific Ocean for sea trials - and vanished. No wreckage, no signals, no survivors: nothing...until ace maritime troubleshooter Dirk Pitt finds a single chilling clue in the shark-torn surf off Hawaii - the log of the Starbuck.
'Do not search for us, it can only end in vain....'
A crazed journal of madness and death is all that remains. And the captain's final scrawled, fear-crazed note locates the Starbuck's grave hundreds of miles from her last known position! The search for the Starbuck plunges Dirk Pitt into his most shattering assignment to date - a whirlpool of deep-sea mystery and terror - the Pacific Vortex!
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- Warren J Alexander
- 18-03-2019
The beginning of a beautiful relationship!😎
First of many ... what a guy! Clive Cussler I mean no cameo required! Dirk Pitt at his best!😎
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kemp
- 18-02-2019
but what about the kids?
Struggling to see how the kids were conceived or how Summer survived to raise them. Good book, nicely paced, just leaves so many unanswered questions about the twins.
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- Dennis
- 12-02-2019
Narrative to dramatic
The first Cussler book I’ve listened to and probably the last. The narrator Scott Brick was too dramatic with his take on the book. Much of the book was predictable.
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- Jessica
- 05-10-2018
It's not for me
This author was recommended to me by an aunt who simply loves his work but it really doesn't do anything for me. A typical mystery novel, the first 90% is spent increasing the mystery vibe and the last 10% telling all, even explaining things I hadn't thought to question. The narration is fine though I've heard male narrators do a better job when undertaking women's voices. And I'd have liked to have heard more accents among the characters.
Something I found particularly frustrating was the lack of guidance regarding the time frame. It took me forever to work out the decade this was based in and even now I'm still not sure if it was the late 70's or early 80's.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Mike T.
- 05-08-2018
Exciting but flawed.
Starts out with a sense of GREAT mystery. Who, why, how. Wow I thought, this is great. And it was.
Then it changed into a Jules Verneian / James Bond type story, complete with a "dated" view of the female characters and suspension of disbelief stretching action. The female - lets say melodrama was just baad! The action however was competent and the who, why, how mystery questions begged to be answered, so I kept listening.
Clive Cussler's almost apologetic foreword makes me believe that the series will improve. ;-)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- Ahsineknagrom
- 16-09-2018
Entertaining, but predictable
As always this was another top notch story from Clive Cussler. A very entertaining listen, with a bit of a predictable ending.
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- Stephen J
- 01-03-2019
too many "lucky" events
Boys own paper might like this story, I did not.
Too many times the hero survived impossible situations, a bit like Richard Hanney and his chums.
OK for light entertainment, but not interesting enough for a serious read by a grown up person.
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- S. Ellis
- 07-02-2019
escape in fiction
Great listening vivid descriptions. well narrated, will buy the second book. looking forward to it
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- Fletchk17
- 12-12-2018
liked the narrator, story felt rushed at the end
narrator was gripping, felt like there should have been more to the story but a good quick listen
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- David
- 03-12-2018
Rubbish
Rubbish!! Not worth the time. The reader was OK but the book is terrible. The author was a favourite when I was young but I must have grown up.
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- CGM
- 23-11-2018
a little disappointed
a little disappointed in this book. the storyline, for me, was disconnected and in many places predictable with unrealistic elements.
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- Mr Fish
- 06-11-2018
What utter rubbish
Seriously you will never get this time back...... I listened to this on a recommendation of somebody who enjoyed Sahara... what utter rubbish
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- PC Enthusiast
- 23-10-2018
First and last Dirk Pitt story
Predictable and clichéd. Like a 60s bond film. Complete with invincible hero, villain, and mysterious lair. The tone is terrible. The author builds suspense only to ruin moments with tasteless jokes or lewd comments.
If you have no imagination then Dirk Pitt is the hero for you.
Narrator was adequate, did the job well enough without being spectacular.
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- Mark
- 23-10-2018
Okay and easy listening.
First Clive Cussler book I’ve listened to. I think I’ll have to listen to another to make my mind up about the main character. Seemed a bit cheesy in parts.