I am reading Tremor by Craig Dirgo right now. It is actually a very interesting book. The style is very similar to Cussler. It starts in the past with an event that connects to a problem in the present. I'm not quite finished yet but, I have a feeling I will be done over the weekend. There is even a character charcter, an author, that bears a strong resemblance to Dr. Cussler. It makes for a good read while I wait for the next Austin book to come out. th:

Cool, thanks for the review. Does Craig Dirgo do a series with the same characters over and over like the Pitt, Austin, and Jack DeBrul's Mercer, or is it just random people every time?

Thanks for posting this, it's acted as a reminder that I need to order this book...I really enjoyed The Einstein Papers and look forward to reading Tremor.

I'm pretty sure the answer to your question Erik is YES, I think this is the 2nd in the series but don't quote me on any of that ;)

John Taft is the main character. He is very different from Pitt. However, Dirgo does a great job developing the character.

Hi everyone,

I am new to the board but have read both of Dirgo's John Taft books. I was wondering if there was an official website for him, or a forum for him.

Thanks

Welcome to the Forum IG! I'm not aware of a Craig Dirgo website or forum but that's not to say there isn't one! This might be thebest place to discuss him.

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Sounds interesting. I will have to read one of his books while I am waiting for The Navigator. Do you have any recommendations as to which book I should read first?

The Einstein Papers was the first John Taft book followed by Tremor th:

Thanks for the information. I will definitely read it.

I have both of the books and I need to get on the ball and read them.

I would recommend reading enstien papers first, but I thought Tremor the better of the two...

So I guess I am saying don't judge the author without reading both.

I finally finished Tremor (after too many months of passing over it in favor of textbooks) and thought I'd weigh in with my review.

First off, I like the the book a lot, especially the character of the adventure novelist who drives around in classic cars and helps the heroes unlock the Tesla mystery. That was inspired, though I doubt such a clever character could exist in the real world.

Dirgo is a capable writer, but where I think a lot of people get thrown off is the way he structures his stories. Unlike Clive's stuff, where the action level stays pretty constant, with expository interludes, Dirgo starts from a nearly static point and escalates gradually, until two-thirds or more through the story, there is a sharp spike. You might find yourself halfway through the story, wondering if anything is ever going to happen, but if you stick with it, pretty soon the world is on the brink of total annihilation. This was especially true of his Oregon Files books--I never actually read Golden Buddha in print because I just couldn't get any momentum. I listened to the audio book instead (unabridged) and somehow bulldozed through the slow parts into the real action. Sacred Stone was better, but still required a fair amount of will power to get to the climax.

To be fair, there's always action in his books, but a lot of it is positioning the characters. His take on Cabrillo on the crew was quite obviously inspired by Mission: Impossible, and like the IMF, the Oregon crew "planned their dive, and dived their plan." Sometimes that can seem tedious, but if you get through it to the point where that one almost insignificant thing goes wrong...well then you get your payoff.

I don't know if we'll see John Taft again. Something tells me that Craig Dirgo's stock may have fallen to the point where a "serious" publisher might be hard to find, but I for one am hopeful that he will continue to write thrillers.