The Series and Co-Authors

Co-authors 

Past and Present

DIRK PITT ADVENTURES

Dirk Pitt is the ultimate man of action: always ready for any challenge, always prepared to pit quick wits and brawn, against an intractable problem. Ex-US Air Force, he is cool, courageous and resourceful, which is why he works for the US National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), Pitt travels across the globe and wherever he goes, action and adventure are sure to follow....

Although published in 1982, Pacific Vortex! was written and takes place before The Mediterranean Caper. Pacific Vortex is the introduction to Dirk Pitt and the other characters.

1982 Pacific Vortex 
1973 The Mediterranean Caper
         Released in the UK as "MAYDAY!"
1975 Iceberg  

1976 Raise the Titanic
1978 Vixen 03
1981 Night Probe
1984 Deep Six
1986 Cyclops
1988 Treasure
1990 Dragon
1992 Sahara
1994 Inca Gold
1996 Shock Wave
1997 Flood Tide
1999 Atlantis Found
2001 Valhalla Rising
2003 Trojan Odyssey

2013 40th Anniversary hardcover release of

         The Mediterranean Caper US/CA
         Mayday  UK/AUS

Co-authored with Dirk Cussler
2004 Black Wind
2006 Treasure of Khan
2008 Arctic Drift
2010 Crescent Dawn
2012 Poseidon's Arrow 
2014 Havana Storm
2016 Odessa Sea

2019 Celtic Empire

2021 The Devil's Sea

2023 The Corsican Shadow

The NUMA Files

This series of books focuses on Kurt Austin, Team Leader of NUMA's Special Assignments division and his adventures. Some characters from the Pitt novels appear such as Sandecker, Rudi Gunn, Hiram Yaeger and St. Julien Perlmutter. Pitt makes brief appearances in the books "Serpent", "White Death", "Polar Shift", "Devil's Gate", and "The Storm."

Co-authored with Paul Kemprecos
1999 Serpent
2000 Blue Gold
2002 Fire Ice
2003 White Death
2004 Lost City
2005 Polar Shift
2007 The Navigator
2009 Medusa

Co-authored with Graham Brown

2011 Devils Gate

2012 The Storm

2013 Zero Hour

2014 Ghost Ship

2015 The Pharaoh's Secret

2017 Nighthawk

2018 The Rising Sea

2018 Sea of Greed

2020 Journey of the Pharaohs

2021 Fast Ice

2022 Dark Vector

2023 Condor's Fury 

   
The Oregon Files

The Oregon Files features a ship named the Oregon which Cussler introduced in the Dirk Pitt Adventure Flood Tide (1997). While appearing to be a decrepit freighter, it's actually a high-tech advanced ship used by an unnamed and mysterious "Corporation" under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo. The ship is run like a business, with its crew being shareholders, taking jobs for the CIA and other agencies to help stop crime and terrorism. The crew is adept at disguises, combat, computer hacking, and more, to aid their missions. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and Dirk Pitt all make cameo appearances in the fourth volume, Skeleton Coast (Juan speaks to Pitt on the telephone; and Austin and Zavala appear at the end).

Co-authored with Craig Dirgo
2003 Golden Buddha 

2004 Sacred Stone

Co-authored with Jack Du Brul
2005 Dark Watch    
2006 Skeleton Coast    
2008 Plague Ship 
2009 Corsair
2010 The Silent Sea
2011 The Jungle
2013 Mirage

Co-authored with Boyd Morrison

2015 Piranha
2016 The Emperor's Revenge
2017 Typhoon Fury
2018 Shadow Tyrants
2019 Final Option
2020 Marauder

Co-authored with Mike Maden

2022 Hellburner

2023 Fire Strike

Isaac Bell Detective Series

These books are set in the western U.S. in the early part of the 20th century. They center around Isaac Bell, a brilliant investigator for the Van Dorn Detective agency, which appears to be modeled after the real-life Pinkerton Agency. Like Pitt, Bell has an affinity for automobiles and is a crack shot. The first book does reveal Bell survives into 1950 with a wife and grown children. Though the setting is a century ago, the books still qualify as techno-thrillers, since they feature the advanced technology of that time such as railroad tunnels, telegraphs, telephones, and dreadnought battleships.

2007 The Chase

Co-authored with Justin Scott

2009 The Wrecker 

2010 The Spy 

2011 The Race 

2012 The Thief

2013 The Striker  

2014 The Bootlegger
2015 The Assassin
2016 The Gangster
2017 The Cutthroat

Co-authored with Jack DuBrul
2019 The Titanic Secret

2021 The Saboteurs

2022 The Sea Wolves

Fargo Adventures

Sam and Remi Fargo, a husband and wife treasure-hunting team who travel to exotic locations around the globe; unraveling ancient mysteries, unearthing long-lost treasures, finding themselves in sticky situations at every turn ....

Co-authored with Grant Blackwood

2009 Spartan Gold

2010 Lost Empire

2011 The Kingdom

Co-authored with Thomas Perry

2012 The Tombs

2013 The Mayan Secrets

Co-authored with Russell Blake

2014 The Eye of Heaven
2015 The Solomon Curse

Co-Authored with Robin Burcell
2016 Pirate
2017 The Romanov Ransom
2018 The Grey Ghost
2019 The Oracle
2020 Wrath of Poseidon

Non-Fiction

Co-authored with Craig Dirgo

1996 The Sea Hunters: True adventures with famous shipwrecks 1998 Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed 2002 The Sea Hunters II: Diving the Worlds Seas for Famous Shipwrecks 2011 Built for Adventure: The Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt 2016 Built to Thrill: More Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Children's Books The Majority of Clive's adventure novels are part of multi-book series, Here are some children's books of special interest. Clive's classic children's book series begins with "The Adventures of Vin Fiz", followed by "The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy" 2006 The Adventures of Vin Fiz 2010 The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy
Adapted for Young Fans Iceberg Shockwave Inca Gold