On a whim, I began re-reading Deep Six agin last night, and I actually had to stop and smile to myself at the sheer cleverness some aspects of the plot. In the prolouge, where Sam Casio's daughter Arta robs her bank using double-sided tape stuck to her legs struck a particular cord. Has Clive ever robbed a bank to fund a NUMA expedition? The intricateness yet simplicity just made me chuckle.
Again, a few chapters later, with the abduction of the President and his successors on the Eagle and replacement of a spoof vessel. Just dang clever.
I guess we're used to Clive's skill at weaving a great story, but sometimes you just have to appreciate how masterfully he does so at times in an enjoyable-to-read fashion.


Seriously, has Clive ever robbed a bank? :P

maybe he thoguht that part up or he did some reserach on how she did it?

Dr. Cussler does indeed have a devious mind. Thank goodness he's one of the good guys. :lol:

He's not called the Grandmaster of Adventure for nothing! Even his more outlandish plots always seem to make sense when you're reading it. th:

If all of you don't mind me taking a slightly serious note to this I will put in my four bits. w: But it is called a suspension of disbelief when you believe a story in the book you are reading. It is the writer's job to create a story that does not stretch your credible belief in the book. If a writer fails to draw you into a story, he has failed to make you believe in the story. And that's my four bits. p: