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Shock Wave

By: Clive Cussler
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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A Sunday Times best seller.

The 13th adrenaline-filled Dirk Pitt classic from multi-million-copy king of the adventure novel, Clive Cussler.

A hundred and forty years after a British ship wrecks on the way to an Australian penal colony and the survivors discover diamonds on the tropical island where they wash up, Maeve Fletcher, one of their descendants, is stranded on an island in Antarctica with a party of passengers after their cruise ship seemingly abandons them.

Dirk Pitt, on an expedition to find the source of a deadly plague that is killing dolphins and seals in the Weddell Sea, finds Maeve and the passengers and rescues them from death. When Pitt later uncovers the cause of the plague, he discovers that Maeve's father, Arthur Dorsett, and her two sisters are responsible because of their diamond-mining technology. A deadly race develops to stop Dorsett from continuing his murderous mining operations and to head off a disaster that will kill millions. Pitt's struggle to foil Dorsett's ruthless plan to destroy the market for diamonds and thus gain a monopoly of his own takes him from harrowing adventures off the west coast of Canada to being cast adrift in the Tasman Sea.

©2019 Clive Cussler (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Polar Region Fiction Suspense Thriller Exciting Crime

Critic Reviews

"Cussler is hard to beat." (Daily Mail)

"Clive Cussler is the guy I read." (Tom Clancy)

"The Adventure King." (Daily Express)
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Have been a CC fan for years, the audiobooks have been quite good however the attempt at the Australian accent in this rendition has a lot to be desired.

Good book, Aussie accent not so much

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anther great dirk pitt series at least there more new ones coming out soon cant wait
as long as they are all done by scott brick

awesome

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Being Australian, it was very difficult to listen to the over emphasised Ozzie accent, we don’t talk like that! Maybe in some outback far North Queensland backwater or Pauline Hanson.

Just like English and Australians will over emphasise the American accents which will grate on their nerves.

Otherwise a great book much enjoyed.

Needs work on the Australian accent

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Accent more NZ than Australian and very ocker and exaggerated . Disappointing rendition . Normally enjoy all narrations of other books.

Accent

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I usually like listening to Scott Brick and am disappointed when I encounter a Clive Cussler novel not read by him.
However, it was difficult following the story when he attempted an Aussie accent.

Distracted by narration.

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A great story, As usual. These two are always in a pickle. Aussie accent was woeful though.

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oh no....

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I wish it went on even longer. This is one of my favourite Cussler books.

Gripping. Fantastic.

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The most appauling embarrising, insulting Australian accent I have heard since the ancient chips Rafferty movies , just after sound was added to cinematic entertainment .

Enthralling nonstop adventure,danger,action

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Story was long winded and overly soppy. Also don't try to do an Australian accent if you can't do it properly. Made it extremely painful to listen too. Overall this was a very tedious book and I was glad once it finished.

Worst Dirk Pitt yet.

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An unlikely plot and long winded. So much talking about not much. Certainly not riveting.

Unlikely

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