Dirk Pitt book 13 · 1996
Shock Wave
Mysterious mass deaths of people and animals at sea lead Pitt to a ruthless diamond mining family.
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Book facts
- Author
- Clive Cussler
- Series
- Dirk Pitt, book 13 of 28
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set around the world
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Inca Gold and before Flood Tide.
Who is in Shock Wave
7 recurring or key characters from Clive Cussler’s chart.
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 4
- Rudi GunnNUMA deputy director
- Loren SmithCongresswoman, later Pitt’s wife
- Hiram YaegerNUMA’s computer genius
- St. Julien PerlmutterMaritime historian and gourmand
Also featuring these characters
Other Clive Cussler books that share the most characters with Shock Wave.
- Sahara1992 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Atlantis Found1999 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Valhalla Rising2001 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Trojan Odyssey2003 · Dirk Pitt · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon