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abqtommy

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 09:49 AM Feb 2020

Clive Cussler, adventure novelist, dead at 88

"Clive Cussler, the bestselling adventure writer and real-life thrill seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt, has died.

Alexis Welby, spokeswoman for Cussler's publisher Penguin Random House, says he died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 88.

The cause was not disclosed.

His wife tweeted about his death from Cussler's Twitter account."

more at link https://www.cbc.ca/books/clive-cussler-adventure-novelist-dead-at-88-1.5476910

I've read his books and enjoyed movies based on his work/Sahara, 2005. He will be missed

RIP Mr. Cussler and condolences to your family and friends.

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Clive Cussler, adventure novelist, dead at 88 (Original Post) abqtommy Feb 2020 OP
Damn. I love his books. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #1
Great thread on Twitter about Cussler ok_cpu Feb 2020 #2
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