This is book 37 of the Dirk Pitt series. I thoroughly enjoy Dirk, Giordino , Rudy and the other’s adventures with NUMA. This is a historical mystery of Napoleon’s tomb along with a tyrannical CEO who wants to own the water rites in places across the world that have the most need. Dirk and team work to find the correlation between the two, solve the crazy mystery that just seems to drop in their laps, and protect the globe and history from ruin.
Typical Dirk story with high intensity adventures, death defying outcomes with such interesting locations and the crazy circumstances they find themselves in.
Fast paced expeditions and explorations in and out of the world’s oceans. Great fun read. I will continue on this journey with Dirk.

The author continues the adventures of Dirk and Al with the continued inclusion of Dirk’s two adult children as Dirk and Al are getting along in years.The plot follows the typical storyline for this series. It is a quick and engaging read.

I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog.

Engrossing story with favorite characters and nasty villains. Interesting premise about the fragility of the world’s fresh water supplies. Will keep you reading.

In The Corsican Shadow, Dirk and Al are surveying the English Channel for sunken WWII ships. Of course, nothing goes simply for them as they find 2 cases of diamonds which are soon stolen. Before long, Dirk’s children, Summer and Dirk, become tangled up in the adventure. There is a second set of diamonds and a missing crate containing a French treasure. There are slow moments, but there is lots of action and adventure, as well. As always, the Dirk Pitt stories are fun to read.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC.

My thanks to NetGalley, publisher Putnam, and the author for the opportunity to review an ARC of this new book. I attest that my review is original.

The Corsican Shadow is the latest in a long-running series based on the nautical adventures of Dirk Pitt, a memorable character created by the late Clive Cussler, named after his son Dirk. Clive Cussler passed away last year, but son Dirk Cussler was a co-author for several preceding books in the series. This book is his first as a solo author in the series and he has done a wonderful job in keeping his father's legacy alive.

Pitt and his team always encounter something of historical interest in each of the novels. Without giving away spoilers the prize to be found and recovered here is the missing coffin of Napoleon Bonaparte! The initial action involves Pitt and his right hand man Al Gordino searching for items believed to have been lost on a ship sunk trying to escape German aircraft fire in the English Channel (as illustrated on the book's cover).

Pitt's twin adult children Summer and Dirk are dealing with their own adventure, but typical in other series they are eventually reunited with their father to help solve the mystery. There is a lot of action in the book, and once you get started it is hard to put down.

Having read most of the books in the series I found it to be an interesting story and give it four stars. The scenarios are similar to other books in the series and the writing more formulaic similar to other historical fiction/adventure authors like Steve Berry, and Lee Child. Still, it is a fun read if you like the genre.

Dirk and Al are on a survey ship in the English channel when they come upon an unidentified wreck. They dive on the wreck to see if they can identify it and find two cases that they bring up as salvage. With the name of the ship and the two cases that seem to be filled with uncut diamonds, Bridgette, who works at the Maritime museum in Le Havre, begins to research the story of the wreck. When they dock, a reporter shows up wanting to do a story about the diamonds. That night the diamonds are stolen and the captain is killed. Al and Dirk take off after the thief. From that point on, our characters follow leads and get in all kinds of trouble in several countries. Even Dirk, Jr. and Summer, Dirk's twins get in on the action.
It is a thrilling read!!

I was delighted to get a chance to review an ARC of Dirk Cussler's "Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow," to be published by Penguin Group, Putnam. I am a longstanding fan of the late Clive Cussler, and I am proud to say I own a good number of his books. It was, therefore, inevitable that when I saw an opportunity to review this book, I eagerly seized upon it. I am pleased to report that it lived up to Dirk Cussler's father's canon. For those of you not familiar, most of the Clive Cussler franchise work to a kind of template. They almost invariably center on a fictionalized account of actual historical, or at least plausible, historical events (often obscure) and always interesting (at least to this reader). Mysteries wrapped in mysteries with more history thrown in and a heavy dose of fascination with modern and historical technology and the derring do of larger than life heroes who seem, well, larger than life, fills out the balance of the book. At the end, all is revealed, and the reader leaves probably unaware of just how much real history he or she has imbibed. Dirk Cussler, Clive's son, whose name was his father's inspiration for the protagonist of the Dirk Pitt novels (the Crown Jewel of a formidable franchise of literary offshoots) has done a superb job of mastering his father's formula for success. In this particular outing, World War II, an extraordinary French warship, and the body of Napoleon Bonaparte (not to speak of lost jewels and assorted seagoing adventures,again typical of the Cussler canon) all play prominent roles. One suspects many readers will be unaware of just how much research must go into the historical component of these extraordinarily entertaining books which educate as they entertain. I hope Dirk keeps them coming! They will not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you like action/adventure rather in the pre-Disney "Indiana Jones" vein, you are bound to enjoy these.

This was another good adventure book Even though a lot of what takes place in these books is the same they are still good Nice to have a book with Al and Dirk in it Like to read all the series Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for chance to review