Dirk Pitt book 14 · 1997
Flood Tide
Dirk Pitt investigates a Chinese shipping magnate who is smuggling people into the United States, leading to a plot against the Mississippi River.
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Book facts
- Author
- Clive Cussler
- Series
- Dirk Pitt, book 14 of 28
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set around the world
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Shock Wave and before Atlantis Found.
Who is in Flood Tide
8 recurring or key characters from Clive Cussler’s chart. Introduces Juan Cabrillo.
Lead 1
- Dirk PittNUMA special projects director, later its head
Major 2
- Al GiordinoPitt’s best friend and partner
- James SandeckerAdmiral heading NUMA, later Vice President
Minor and cameo 5
- Rudi GunnNUMA deputy director
- Loren SmithCongresswoman, later Pitt’s wife
- Hiram YaegerNUMA’s computer genius
- St. Julien PerlmutterMaritime historian and gourmand
- Juan CabrilloFirst appearanceCaptain of the Oregon, a covert ship for hireFirst appearance, before his own Oregon Files seriesAlso in books by Clive Cussler & Jack Du Brul
Also featuring these characters
Other Clive Cussler books that share the most characters with Flood Tide.
- Inca Gold1994 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Valhalla Rising2001 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sahara1992 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trojan Odyssey2003 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon