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Clive Cussler is back on the list with 'The Striker.' Check out his career by the numbers. (Photo: Photos By Leanna)
Clive Cussler has been writing for four decadesHis new novel, 'The Striker,' hits the best-seller listHe'll be publishing four novels this yearThrill king Clive Cussler has been crafting best sellers for 40 years.Boiling with international intrigue, fiendish villains and action above and below the sea, his biggest hits include Raise the Titanic!, Valhalla Rising and the non-fiction The Sea Hunters. Cussler's most famous hero is Dirk Pitt, "a combination (of) James Bond and Jacques Cousteau," as one reviewer put it. This week, Cussler's The Striker (written with Justin Scott), about a young detective in 1902, enters USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 11. Cussler by the numbers:
1965: Year the Korean War vet started writing.
1973: Year debut novel The Mediterranean Caper, starring Dirk Pitt, saw print
81: Cussler's age
'The Striker' debuted on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 11.
55: Number of books he's written
4: Number of new novels to be published in 2013
608: Weeks spent on USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list since October 1993 launch
44: Number of titles to hit list
8/23/2001: Date Valhalla Rising made its debut as No. 1
34: Years since Cussler formed the non-profit National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA), dedicated to preserving maritime and naval history
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Clive Cussler is back on the list with 'The Striker.' Check out his career by the numbers. (Photo: Photos By Leanna)
