A review by littlelady_28
Black Wind by Dirk Cussler, Clive Cussler

3.0

I’m not exactly sure why, but this was my favorite Dirk Pitt novel, probably because the main character was actually his son, Dirk Jr. Dirk isn’t as cocky as his father and just seemed to get on my nerves less. Plus this was the most recent of Cussler’s books that I have read, and actually took place in the year 2007, which made it easier to relate to, since it isn’t 30 years old. The premise was that this evil Korean guy wanted to unite North and South Korea again (and implement his communist dictator ways) but he knew that the U.S. would never allow it, so decides to send a missile to Los Angeles that will unleash a hybrid smallpox virus that will infect and kill millions of people. The U.S. would be so devastated by the vast number of deaths that it wouldn’t concern itself with what is going on in Korea. The Cussler men figure this out and come close to being killed but eventually save the day and Dirk gets to go on a date with one of the women he saves. Well, some things never change. I give it a B-.