Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventures)
by Clive Cussler
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Author: Clive CusslerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-29
ISBN: 1439148112
Number of pages: 688
Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Reviews of Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventures)
Book Review: Dirk Pitt goes on vacation
Summary: 5 Stars
THE LOWDOWN: Easily one of Dirk Pitt's most hair-raising adventures. He gets into so many scrapes in this book you could not count them off on both hands, the bad guy is so hatable you can taste it, his scheme is large-scale and ingenious, and there is a real-life lost treasure at stake.
THE PLOT: Dirk Pitt, still reeling from a personal tragedy (see Shock Wave), is on vacation at his cabin on Orion Lake when he comes across Chinese human smuggler Qin Shang's mass grave at the bottom of the lake, and dramatically rescues an INS agent from Shang's facility. From there he uncovers a massive conspiracy by Shang's shipping company to divert the Mississippi river to flow through his newly constructed port instead of New Orleans, giving him control of much of America's maritime traffic, as well as killing thousands in the process.
THE PROS: Probably one of the longest of the Pitt books, Flood Tide goes by much faster than you would think, with constant action, intrigue, and colorful characters. The covert spy ship Oregon and its captain (which now have their own spin-off series) are introduced in this book, and have a pitched battle with a Chinese destroyer that results in Juan Cabrillo's trademark injury. Other action scenes include an airplanes vs. boat pursuit downriver, a car chase that sees Pitt driving a Dusenberg through DC's reflecting pool, a gunfight in Pitt's hangar, an assault on a renegade cruise ship, and the climactic submersible battle between Pitt and Shang aboard a sunken ship.
THE CONS: There is very little to dislike about this book, but there are a few things that do bug me about this novel. One of which is the surprisingly antagonistic "Cold War" approach uses to the United States' relationship with China. With the Soviet Union out of the picture it seems like Cussler is trying to make China the new Russia in Pitt's adventures. The only other quibble I have is that the central treasure of the story has nothing to do with Shang's plot, it is simply a device used to lure the villain into a showdown.
Summary of Flood Tide (Dirk Pitt Adventures)
AN UNDERWATER GRAVEYARD IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...A MYSTERIOUS SEAPORT IN THE LOUISIANA BAYOUS...A DIABOLICAL PLOT TO DESTROY AMERICA!
When NUMA agent DIRK PITTŪ rescues a beautiful undercover agent in a daring underwater operation at Orion Lake, just north of Seattle, he confronts a sinister network run by Qin Shang, a ruthless smuggler who sells Chinese immigrants into slavery. Shang's campaign contributions have bought him a collection of powerful U.S. politicians, but Pitt is not a man to be subverted by politics. As he moves to probe Shang's mystifying seaport in the Louisiana bayous, his investigation involves him in an adrenaline-pumped race up the Mississippi River and a desperate dash to recover sunken Chinese treasures lost half a century before. And in Qin Shang, Pitt faces ones of his most formidable foes -- a madman bent on killing thousands of innocent civilians with a catastrophic surge of mass destruction.
When a hero whose name never appears in print without a registered trademark symbol beside it sets out on a new adventure, readers should know what to expect: a great deal of derring-do, outlandish adventures, and fantastical scenarios. For Dirk Pitt, reality is an inconsequential construct. What matters is the U.S. National Underwater and Maritime Agency (NUMA) superhero's unflagging energy, wit, strength, sex appeal, and patriotism. In this tale of a Chinese billionaire who plans to divert the mighty Mississippi in order to expand his illegal smuggling ring, find a treasure lost at sea nearly half a century ago, and, incidentally, split the U.S. into three countries controlled by China, Cussler's American version of James Bond struggles to save the day. All his trusty sidekicks are here, including Al Giordino, a regular partner in Pitt's underwater adventures, and Admiral Sandecker, the NUMA commander. This time there's a beautiful Chinese American INS agent as the love interest, and a mendacious American president, too. Flood Tide is a romp that will tickle Pitt and Cussler's many fans, as well as readers new to this author who may find themselves stranded on the tarmac or tanning on Caribbean beaches. --Jane Adams
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