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A review by balthazarlawson
Mayday! by Clive Cussler
3.0
This is the first book written in the Dirk Pitt series and is over 45 years old. There are events mentioned in this book that were later incorporated into a new book, [b:Pacific Vortex!|361081|Pacific Vortex! (Dirk Pitt, #1)|Clive Cussler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1269478239l/361081._SY75_.jpg|6841892], but this is the book that introduced Dirk Pitt to the world. Having read a few books in this series at times it is hard to recognise the main character as he seems so different.
In this book Dirk Pitt is a bit of womaniser and rogue. He doesn't treat women all that well, going so far as to slap one to bring the silly girl to her senses. And he had only just met her. A very strange action and one that would not really be acceptable if this was to be published as a new book today.
It's an action thriller set in the Aegean Sea where Dirk, accompanied by his life long friend Al Giordino, goes to investigate a series of strange accidents onboard a NUMA ship searching for a fish. Before he even reaches the ship he becomes involved in an attack on an American airbase on a nearby island. Thus he is dragged into to finding out what is happening in this supposedly quiet part of the world.
It's a nice read where everything is explained in the end, but would have been hard to work out before the explanation. Highly unrealistic but entertaining escapism.
In this book Dirk Pitt is a bit of womaniser and rogue. He doesn't treat women all that well, going so far as to slap one to bring the silly girl to her senses. And he had only just met her. A very strange action and one that would not really be acceptable if this was to be published as a new book today.
It's an action thriller set in the Aegean Sea where Dirk, accompanied by his life long friend Al Giordino, goes to investigate a series of strange accidents onboard a NUMA ship searching for a fish. Before he even reaches the ship he becomes involved in an attack on an American airbase on a nearby island. Thus he is dragged into to finding out what is happening in this supposedly quiet part of the world.
It's a nice read where everything is explained in the end, but would have been hard to work out before the explanation. Highly unrealistic but entertaining escapism.