--- product_id: 10955877 title: "Pacific Vortex!: A Novel (Dirk Pitt Adventure)" price: "₹ 1785" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/10955877-pacific-vortex-a-novel-dirk-pitt-adventure store_origin: IN region: India --- # Pacific Vortex!: A Novel (Dirk Pitt Adventure) **Price:** ₹ 1785 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pacific Vortex!: A Novel (Dirk Pitt Adventure) - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 1785 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/10955877-pacific-vortex-a-novel-dirk-pitt-adventure) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description DIRK PITT’S FIRST, MOST TERRIFYING ADVENTURE! Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is put to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex—a fog-shrouded area where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome supersub Starbuck, bearing America’s deep-diving nuclear arsenal. Its loss poses an unthinkable threat to national defense. Pitt’s job is to find it and salvage it before international forces beat him to the prize or the sea explodes in a nuclear blast—whichever comes first. Pitt’s mission also leads him into the arms of Summer Moran, the most stunningly exotic and dangerous woman ever to enter his life. As the countdown heads toward disaster, Pitt has no choice but to descend through the shark-infested depths to an ancient sunken island, from which he may never again emerge to see the light of day. Review: An early Dirk Pitt - As an avid Clive Cussler reader I was not disappointed with this early Dirk Pitt story. I enjoyed reading how he met Summer but am still mystified how he managed to have twins with her when she disappeared before they got together. Still never let details stop a good story. From the start Clive Cussler introduced the mystery when the submarine disappeared in the "Hawaiian Bermuda Triangle" and never lost the plot which is a sign of a good writer. I expected this early story to pale in comparison to his current standard but it never did - I was very reluctant to put the book down. I really recommend this book and if you like Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino then this is a great starting point even though Al doesn't feature as much as later books. Review: Clive cussler's first Dirk Pitt novel is a very good start. - I just read this book for the third time (first time in 1986 at the tender age of 11, then again in 2004), and true to form, just like Cluve Cussler's other vintage Dirk Pitt novels, it is nearly impossible to put down, fast-paced, fill with action, intrigue, mystery, oceanographic technical wizardry and the wonder of the sea, romance with lovely ladies, and laugh-out-loud humor (especially in Pitt & Giordino's banter wth one another and their defiant and smart-alecky remarks to the villains). Even though Cussler wrote the book in the early 1970s and published it in 1982, it barely seems dated at all (even with the lack of cell phones, Internet, etc.). Just a couple of nitpicks here keep me from giving "Pacific Vortex" a full 5 stars: (1) It seems hard to believe that a technologically savvy Air Force officer like Major Pitt would carry such an obsolescent--albeit still deadly--pistol like the 1896 Broomhandle Mauser as his primary sidearm. Indeed, in later books, Pitt instead relies on his trust Colt M1911 .45 caliber autopistol as his go-to-handgun (yes, the M1911 is over 100 years old, yet is still a viable sidearm this day thanks to ever-modernizing features and add-ons). Moreoever, Cussler never tells us the caliber of Dirk's particular Mauser. Also, Cussler indicates that this Mauser "Schnell Feuer" uses a "50-shot clip," when all my research showed it used either 10- or 20-round magazines (both stripper clips and detachable magazines). (2) SPOILER ALERT!!!! SPOILER ALTERT!!!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! In the later novels, we're told that "Pacific "Vortex's" femme fatala, Summer Moran, was Pitt's most passionate, and for many years, only true love (until Maeve in "Shockwave" and eventually Congresswoman Lauren Smith). Yet in this book, there is no torrid love scene--or any love scene period--between Dirk and Summer. Sure, they exchange a few passionate embraces and smooches toward the end, but that does not equate to actual lovemaking....yet somehow we find out 20+ years and abuot a dozen books later that Summer somehow mothered Pitt's children. If this were a standalone novel, no big deal, but when you look at the series as a whole, this becomes a gaping plot hole. But enough nitpicking already! Read this old-school Cussler/Pitt adventure and enjoy it to the max like I did! P.S. After so many later Dirk Pitt novels wherein "Leigh Hunt" is an ill-fated mariner or aviator in the Prologues, it is interesting to see Leigh Hunt--or Hunter in this case--last throghout the length of the present-day storyline of the novel. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #41,973 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #336 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #1,751 in Thriller & Suspense Action Fiction #4,147 in Suspense Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 6,093 Reviews | ## Images ![Pacific Vortex!: A Novel (Dirk Pitt Adventure) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8145oGx5B7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An early Dirk Pitt *by L***H on April 30, 2012* As an avid Clive Cussler reader I was not disappointed with this early Dirk Pitt story. I enjoyed reading how he met Summer but am still mystified how he managed to have twins with her when she disappeared before they got together. Still never let details stop a good story. From the start Clive Cussler introduced the mystery when the submarine disappeared in the "Hawaiian Bermuda Triangle" and never lost the plot which is a sign of a good writer. I expected this early story to pale in comparison to his current standard but it never did - I was very reluctant to put the book down. I really recommend this book and if you like Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino then this is a great starting point even though Al doesn't feature as much as later books. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clive cussler's first Dirk Pitt novel is a very good start. *by C***R on July 19, 2013* I just read this book for the third time (first time in 1986 at the tender age of 11, then again in 2004), and true to form, just like Cluve Cussler's other vintage Dirk Pitt novels, it is nearly impossible to put down, fast-paced, fill with action, intrigue, mystery, oceanographic technical wizardry and the wonder of the sea, romance with lovely ladies, and laugh-out-loud humor (especially in Pitt & Giordino's banter wth one another and their defiant and smart-alecky remarks to the villains). Even though Cussler wrote the book in the early 1970s and published it in 1982, it barely seems dated at all (even with the lack of cell phones, Internet, etc.). Just a couple of nitpicks here keep me from giving "Pacific Vortex" a full 5 stars: (1) It seems hard to believe that a technologically savvy Air Force officer like Major Pitt would carry such an obsolescent--albeit still deadly--pistol like the 1896 Broomhandle Mauser as his primary sidearm. Indeed, in later books, Pitt instead relies on his trust Colt M1911 .45 caliber autopistol as his go-to-handgun (yes, the M1911 is over 100 years old, yet is still a viable sidearm this day thanks to ever-modernizing features and add-ons). Moreoever, Cussler never tells us the caliber of Dirk's particular Mauser. Also, Cussler indicates that this Mauser "Schnell Feuer" uses a "50-shot clip," when all my research showed it used either 10- or 20-round magazines (both stripper clips and detachable magazines). (2) SPOILER ALERT!!!! SPOILER ALTERT!!!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! In the later novels, we're told that "Pacific "Vortex's" femme fatala, Summer Moran, was Pitt's most passionate, and for many years, only true love (until Maeve in "Shockwave" and eventually Congresswoman Lauren Smith). Yet in this book, there is no torrid love scene--or any love scene period--between Dirk and Summer. Sure, they exchange a few passionate embraces and smooches toward the end, but that does not equate to actual lovemaking....yet somehow we find out 20+ years and abuot a dozen books later that Summer somehow mothered Pitt's children. If this were a standalone novel, no big deal, but when you look at the series as a whole, this becomes a gaping plot hole. But enough nitpicking already! Read this old-school Cussler/Pitt adventure and enjoy it to the max like I did! P.S. After so many later Dirk Pitt novels wherein "Leigh Hunt" is an ill-fated mariner or aviator in the Prologues, it is interesting to see Leigh Hunt--or Hunter in this case--last throghout the length of the present-day storyline of the novel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Book! *by M***G on December 28, 2011* I got this book for Christmas and just started reading it and, of course, in true Clive Cussler fashion, I hate to put it down to go to sleep at night. Although this book was published later, it was Dirk Pitt's first adventure. I wish I had known that, I would have read it first; however, it does not take away from any of the other Dirk Pitt novels. The story is set in and around Hawaii, which I love because I lived there for many years so I know all of the roads and locations (so far) that are mentioned in the book. As a longtime resident, I appreciate the accuracy and truthfulness of the Hawaii locations because it makes it more real, more believable to me. I'm definitely a Clive Cussler fan and this novel, like all the others I've read, does not disappoint. ## Frequently Bought Together - Pacific Vortex! - Raise the Titanic! - Vixen 03 (Dirk Pitt) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/10955877-pacific-vortex-a-novel-dirk-pitt-adventure](https://www.desertcart.in/products/10955877-pacific-vortex-a-novel-dirk-pitt-adventure) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-06-19*