Deceased
Clive Cussler
Risk 100Adventure novelist
88 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn July 15, 1931
Over 80 books, 20 New York Times bestsellers, and more than 60 real-life shipwreck discoveries—Clive Cussler didn't just write adventure novels, he lived them. The 88-year-old creator of the Dirk Pitt series famously wrote himself into his own stories, which feels increasingly like tempting fate. With a lifetime spent chasing sunken treasure and pushing the boundaries between fiction and reality, one has to wonder if his final chapter will be as dramatic as his protagonists'.
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Risk Score100/100 - Critical
About Clive Cussler
Over 80 books, 20 New York Times bestsellers, and more than 60 real-life shipwreck discoveries—Clive Cussler didn't just write adventure novels, he lived them. The 88-year-old creator of the Dirk Pitt series famously wrote himself into his own stories, which feels increasingly like tempting fate. With a lifetime spent chasing sunken treasure and pushing the boundaries between fiction and reality, one has to wonder if his final chapter will be as dramatic as his protagonists'.
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