Pitt's Pals

Swept away by the adventures of Clive Cussler's larger-than-life super hero? Here are some other books featuring high-octane thrills.

Ted Bell

Suave, sexy, smart, wealthy, and very, very deadly, Lord Alexander Hawke, one of England’s most decorated naval heroes (as well as the descendant of infamous English pirate, Blackhawke), is now a billionaire businessman who freelances for the U.S. and British governments. Hawke’s own band of trusty regulars face off against a huge cast of colorful killers

Hawke. Atria, 2003.
Assassin. Atria, 2004.
Pirate. Atria, 2005.
Spy. Atria, 2006.

Craig Dirgo

When he is not co-writing The Oregon Files with Clive Cussler, Dirgo highlights his own series hero. Federal anti-terrorist agent, John Taft, the typical action hero who can take a licking and keep on ticking.

The Einstein Papers. Pocket, 1999.
Tremor. Berkley, 2006.

Jack B. Du Brul

When you need just the right guy to lead a raid on a KGB front office (in New York!!) or the Navy Seals in a commando raid (in Hawaii!), who do you call? None other than ex-CIA commando-turned geologist/consultant Dr. Philip Mercer, a man with a taste for the good things in life, but is certainly not one to be messed with. Don’t even ask where he keeps his derringer hidden.

Vulcan’s Force. Forge, 998.
Charon’s Landing. Forge, 1999.
The Medusa Stone. Onyx, 2000.
Pandora’s Curse. Onyx, 2001.
River of Ruin. Onyx, 2002.
Deep Fire Rising. NAL, 2003.
Havoc. Dutton, 2006.

Douglas J. Preston and Lee Child

FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast is more of a thinker a la Sherlock Holmes than a Bond-like action-hero but he does battle with some pretty serious foes-- monsters in the Natural History museum, centuries-old serial killers, and even his own diabolically evil brother, Diogenes—with a little help from his friends--researcher Margo Green, journalist Bill Smithback, curator Nora Kelly, and NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta.

Relic. Forge, 1995.
Reliquary. Forge, 1997.
The Cabinet of Curiosities. Warner, 2002.
Still Life with Crows. Warner, 2003.
Brimstone. Warner, 2004.
Dance of Death. Warner, 2005.
The Book of the Dead. Warner, 2006.

By the same authors:

Riptide. 1998.
Every expedition mounted to uncover $2 billion worth of pirate treasure off the coast of Maine has failed violently, so you’d think those seeking it would have learned a lesson. Not so, and even all their modern technology will not protect the newest hunters from the evil secrets at the bottom of the ocean.

Thunderhead. Warner, 1999.
Sixteen years after her father's mysterious disappearance, archaeologist Nora Kelly (from Relic, etc,) follows in his footsteps, guided by an enigmatic letter, as she embarks on an expedition into a remote Utah canyon to search for Quivira, the legendary Anasazi Indian Lost City of Gold.

Also by Douglas J. Preston:

The Codex. Forge, 2004.
When enormously rich treasure hunter/tomb raider Maxwell Broadbent disappears, he makes his three less-than adventurous sons work for their inheritance, sending them on a quest through the jungles and rain forests of Honduras. for their father, who has hidden himself along with his treasures, which include an ancient Mayan codex containing revolutionary pharmacological secrets worth billions to someone who is dogging the steps of the brothers.

Also by Lee Child:

Retired military cop Jack Reacher, the thinking man's “Rambo,” is a man not exactly a man without a country, but he certainly is one without an address. He more or less roams around the country as a sort of freelance dispenser of justice and defender of the weak.

Killing Floor. GPPS, 1997.
Die Trying. GPPS, 1998.
Tripwire. GPPS, 1999.
Running Blind. GPPS, 2000.
Echo Burning. GPPS, 2001.
Without Fail. GPPS, 2002.
Persuader. Delacorte, 2003.
The Enemy. Delacorte, 2004.
One Shot. Delacorte, 2005.
The Hard Way. Delacorte, 2007.

Matthew J. Reilly

U.S. Marine Corps officer Shane “Scarecrow” Schofield is something of a James Bond in uniform. Lots of high-tech mayhem and death-defying action, with the almost superhuman Schofield pitted against a colorful collection of bad guys (and gals).

Ice Station. St. Martin’s, 1999.
Area 7. St. Martin’s, 2002.
Scarecrow. St. Martin’s, 2004.

Also by Matthew Reilly:

7 Deadly Wonders. S&S, 2005.
A prediction that promises ultimate power to whomever restores the Golden Capstone, an ancient Egyptian structure that protected people from global flooding before it was broken and scattered by Alexander the Great, prompts a brutal competition

James Rollins

Painter Crowe and Grayson Pierce are members of Sigma Force, an elite American special-ops team. Cussler and Ludlum, with a dash of Dan Brown.

Map of Bones. Morrow, 2005.
Black Order. Morrow, 2006.

By the same author:

Subterranean. Avon, 1999.
A team of specialists led by archaeologist Ashley Carter has been hand-picked to explore beneath the ice of Antarctica and learn a) they are not the first visitors to this place, and b) some things should not be disturbed.

Excavation. HarTor, 2000.
While working high in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. Meanwhile, in South America, his nephew stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks. Little do they know that a terrifying secret waiting to be unleashed upon mankind.

Deep Fathom. HarTor, 2001.
As solar flares and earthquakes wreak havoc upon the Earth, Air Force One and America's president vanish and ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland must embark on a perilous mission below the ocean's surface to save the world from destruction.

Amazonia. Morrow, 2002.
Four years ago, botanist Nate Rand's father and a team of 30 researchers disappeared while on a mission into the rain forest. Now the CIA's Environmental Center wants to learn what fate befell the crew. They ask Nate and a team that includes an anthropologist, a shaman, and comely, auburn-haired Kelly O'Brien to find out. An is old-fashioned, rugged adventure in the tradition of Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines.

Ice Hunt. Morrow, 2003.
At an abandoned World War II-era Russian base discovered beneath the Arctic ice an exploratory team discovers a creature long since dismissed as myth stalking its hallways. At the same time, Park Ranger Matt Pike comes across a downed aircraft in the Alaskan mountains and soon finds himself on the run from gun-toting Russians who are working for a madman bent upon destroying the world.

Paul Garrison

Buried at Sea. Morrow, 2002.
Although he knows squat about sailing, physical training Jim Leighton signs on as the sole deckhand aboard a luxury yacht owned by millionaire Will Sparks. As they make their way from Barbados to Rio de Janeiro, Leighton is soon wishing for dry land, for Sparks is being pursued by some pretty nasty people.

Sea Hunter. Morrow, 2003.
Underwater nature filmmaker Sally Moffitt hires journalist-turned-charter captain David Hope, their journey becomes a fight for survival when they stumble upon an aquatic experiment that has gone horribly wrong.

The Ripple Effect. Morrow, 2004.
Proving that heroes come in all shapes and sizes, 15-year-old Morgan Page sails single-handedly across the Pacific Ocean in a tiny stolen sailboat in search of her father, supposedly killed in the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11, but in truth is on the run from a federal investigation into his actions as the CFO of a private bank suspected of laundering money for arms dealers.

Tom Clancy’s Net Force
(created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik)

In 2010, when virtually (not pun intended) everything is run by computer, Alexander Michaels suddenly finds himself in command of Net Force, a computer security agency created by Congress, to police the Internet, when his boss is murdered.

Tom Clancy’s Net Force. Berkley, 1999.
Hidden Agendas. Berkley, 1999.
Night Moves. Berkley, 2000.
Breaking Point. Berkley, 2000.
Point of Impact. Berkley, 2001.
CyberNation. Berkley, 2001.
State of War. Berkley, 2002.
Changing of the Guard. Berkley, 2003.
Springboard. Berkley, 2005.
The Archimedes Effect. Berkley, 2006.

Robert Ludlum

He has no memory of who is he is. But someone shot him, his face has been surgically altered and a Swiss bank account says he is Jason Bourne. To find out who is he, he must unlock the secrets of his past before those who hunt him finish him off.

The Bourne Identity. Bantam, 1980.
The Bourne Supremacy. RH, 1986.
The Bourne Ultimatum. RH, 1990.
The Bourne Legacy (written by Eric Von Lustbader). St. Martin’s, 2004.

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