Clive Cussler
# Title Publication Date
1 Golden Buddha 2003
2 Sacred Stone 2004
3 Dark Watch 2005
4 Skeleton Coast 2006
5 Plague Ship 2008
6 Corsair 2009
7 The Silent Sea 2010
8 The Jungle 2011
9 Mirage 2013
10 Piranha 2015
11 The Emperor 's Revenge 2016
12 Typhoon Fury 2017
13 Shadow Tyrants 2018
14 Final Option 2019
15 Marauder 2020
Bibliography -- The Oregon Files
This series of books features a ship named the Oregon , which Cussler introduced in the Dirk Pitt Adventures novel Flood Tide ( 1997 ) . While appearing to be a decrepit freighter , it is actually a high-tech advanced ship used by an unnamed and mysterious `` Corporation '' under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo . The ship is run like a business , with its crew being shareholders , taking jobs for the CIA and other agencies to help stop crime and terrorism . The crew is adept at disguises , combat , computer hacking and more to aid them in their missions . Kurt Austin , Joe Zavala , and Dirk Pitt all make cameo appearances in the fourth volume , Skeleton Coast ( Cabrillo speaks to Pitt on the telephone ; and Austin and Zavala appear at the end ) .
Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931) is an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler is the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He is the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books. His novels have inspired various other works of fiction in the form of films, TV, other novels and even video games.