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Character · NUMA · 24 books

St. Julien Perlmutter

Maritime historian and gourmand · Clive Cussler

St. Julien Perlmutter is a maritime historian and gourmet with an enormous library of ship records.

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Character facts

First appearance
Night Probe! (1981)
Latest appearance
Obsidian Sky (2026)
Books
24 (24 minor)
Series
Dirk Pitt
Author
Clive Cussler
Circle
NUMA

Where to meet St. Julien Perlmutter

St. Julien Perlmutter first appears in Night Probe! (1981), in a minor role, book 5 of the Dirk Pitt series.

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Every book with St. Julien Perlmutter

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1981·Night Probe!minor role · Dirk PittBuy
  2. 1983·Pacific Vortex!minor role · Dirk PittBuy
  3. 1984·Deep Sixminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  4. 1986·Cyclopsminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  5. 1988·Treasureminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  6. 1990·Dragonminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  7. 1992·Saharaminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  8. 1994·Inca Goldminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  9. 1996·Shock Waveminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  10. 1997·Flood Tideminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  11. 1999·Atlantis Foundminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  12. 2001·Valhalla Risingminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  13. 2003·Trojan Odysseyminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  14. 2004·Black Windminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  15. 2006·Treasure of Khanminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  16. 2008·Arctic Driftminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  17. 2010·Crescent Dawnminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  18. 2012·Poseidon’s Arrowminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  19. 2014·Havana Stormminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  20. 2016·Odessa Seaminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  21. 2019·Celtic Empireminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  22. 2021·The Devil’s Seaminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  23. 2023·The Corsican Shadowminor role · Dirk PittBuy
  24. 2026·Obsidian Skyminor role · Dirk PittBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Al GiordinoPitt’s best friend and partner24
Dirk PittNUMA special projects director, later its head24
James SandeckerAdmiral heading NUMA, later Vice President24
Loren SmithCongresswoman, later Pitt’s wife24
Rudi GunnNUMA deputy director24
Hiram YaegerNUMA’s computer genius18