Clive Cussler was the author and co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt^® adventures, such as Celtic Empire;  the NUMA^® Files adventures, most recently Fast Ice;  the Oregon Files, such as Marauder;  the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase;  and the recent Fargo Adventures, which lastly included Wrath of Poseidon.  Cussler died in 2020.