#160 in Adventure
The Mediterranean Caper
- 256
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Mediterranean Caper” is a lean, pulpy first Dirk Pitt adventure that opens with a First World War fighter attacking a modern air base. The attack on a Greek island leads Pitt to a saboteur and to the elusive head of a smuggling ring. Some readers enjoy it as a period piece of the 1970s, including attitudes that would not pass today. At just over 250 pages, it is a light way into the series.
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About the book
Dirk Pitt rides a tidal wave of intrigue in this classic Cussler.On an isolated Greek island, a World War I fighter plane attacks a modern U.S. Air Force base--a mysterious saboteur preys on an American scientific expedition--and Dirk Pitt plays a deadly game of hunter and hunted with the elusive head of an international smuggling ring.
Reading order · Dirk Pitt
Full order & progress →- The Mediterranean CaperThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - Iceberg
7.67.6 / 10 - Raise the Titanic!
7.77.7 / 10 - Vixen 03
7.87.8 / 10 - Night Probe!
7.77.7 / 10 - Pacific Vortex!
7.67.6 / 10 - Deep Six
7.87.8 / 10 - Cyclops
7.87.8 / 10 - Treasure
7.87.8 / 10 - Dragon
–Not ranked yet - Sahara
7.97.9 / 10 - Inca Gold
7.87.8 / 10 - Shock Wave
–Not ranked yet - Flood Tide
7.57.5 / 10 - Atlantis Found
7.77.7 / 10 - Valhalla Rising
7.67.6 / 10 - Trojan OdysseyTrojan Odyssey–Not ranked yet
- Black Wind
7.67.6 / 10 - Treasure of Khan
–Not ranked yet - Arctic Drift
–Not ranked yet - Crescent Dawn
–Not ranked yet - Poseidon's Arrow
–Not ranked yet - Havana Storm
–Not ranked yet - Odessa Sea
–Not ranked yet - Celtic Empire
–Not ranked yet - Clive Cussler's The Devil's SeaClive Cussler's The Devil's Sea–Not ranked yet
- Clive Cussler's The Corsican ShadowClive Cussler's The Corsican Shadow–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.7 across 89 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 8 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 6.6 | 81 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Mediterranean Caper?
It has 256 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Adventure.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Adventure — with scores between 7.3 and 7.5, closest to this book.
