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I enjoyed this early Dirk Pitt adventure. Even though it was the first Pitt novel published, it was the second written - behind "Pacific Vortex." This one was full of the usual action and adventure from Cussler but the writing style was a little rough back in the early days. Pitt came across as a much harsher character - maybe he mellowed through the years. The story was also shorter than some of the later books and didn't include the usual event from the past that gets tied into the present. The story itself was good, but I didn't quite buy the premise of smuggling using a submarine attached to an ocean freighter. Otherwise, I would give this one a mild recommendation. I need to go back and read some of the other early Pitt novels.

Good standard Dirk Pitt adventure. Interesting twist on Mediterranen involvement in WWII. About a German commander who emerges years later and is a world-wide smuggler.

My first Dirk Pitt novel. I really enjoyed it and have started the 2nd in the series.

Clive Cussler can always be counted on for unique, breathless adventures and clever writing. I can't wait to start one of his novels and suddenly I'm finished with it -- because it is almost impossible to put one of his books down until it is finished. His hero, Dirk Pitt, finds himself in rollicking adventures and he is up for anything - and that's what he usually gets, puzzles over, and solves. One of the little tricks Cussler plays is inserting himself, however briefly, into is stories. If you like fast moving suspense, intrique and adventure, this book is for you. From attack of an ancient World War I plane, to sabotage and smuggling, to a mysterious lady, Pitt has his hands full and you have hours of suspense and fast moving action.