Dirk Pitt book 6 · 1983
Pacific Vortex!
A nuclear submarine disappears in a stretch of the Pacific near Hawaii where ships have vanished for years, and Dirk Pitt is sent to find it.
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Book facts
- Author
- Clive Cussler
- Series
- Dirk Pitt, book 6 of 28
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set around the world
- Story order
- Book 1 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: before The Mediterranean Caper.
Who is in Pacific Vortex!
6 recurring or key characters from Clive Cussler’s chart.
Lead 1
- Dirk PittNUMA special projects director, later its headWritten first, set early in his career
Major 2
- Al GiordinoPitt’s best friend and partner
- James SandeckerAdmiral heading NUMA, later Vice President
Minor and cameo 3
- Rudi GunnNUMA deputy director
- Loren SmithCongresswoman, later Pitt’s wife
- St. Julien PerlmutterMaritime historian and gourmand
Also featuring these characters
Other Clive Cussler books that share the most characters with Pacific Vortex!.
- Cyclops1986 · Dirk Pitt · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Treasure1988 · Dirk Pitt · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dragon1990 · Dirk Pitt · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sahara1992 · Dirk Pitt · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon