The Striker

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed. Cussler is an internation...

American novelist born in Manhattan on July 20, 1944, and raised on Long Island's Great South Bay. Author of standalone thrillers including The Shipkiller and Rampage, and the Ben Abbott detective mystery series set in Newbury, Connecticut. Writes modern sea thrillers under the pen name Paul Garrison. Since 2009 has co-authored Clive Cussler's Isaac Bell historical adventure series, beginning with The Wrecker.