Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American author who writes

techno-thriller A techno-thriller or technothriller is a hybrid genre drawing from science fiction, thrillers, spy fiction, action, and war novels. They include a disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of technical details on their subject matter (t ...

novels.

Early life

Du Brul remained in

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throughout his childhood. He attended the

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

for grades 9 through 12. After college he moved to

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, where he wrote his first book. He currently lives in Virginia.

Career

Du Brul's novels focus on his character,

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, a successful

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and

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, who gets involved in various threats to the world. He has written eight Phillip Mercer books in the series, beginning with '' Vulcan's Forge''. Later, Du Brul co-authored "

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" novels with

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, taking over from Craig Dirgo with the third novel. The latest novel, ''

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'', was a

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bestseller and his last novel in the series. But more recently took on co-authoring the Isaac Bell novels with ''The Titanic Secret'', the 11th.

Works

Philip Mercer

# '' Vulcan's Forge'' (1998) # ''

Charon's Landing ''Charon's Landing'' is an adventure novel by Jack Du Brul. It is the second book featuring the author's primary protagonist, Philip Mercer Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American author who writes techno-t ...

'' (1999) # ''

The Medusa Stone ''The Medusa Stone'' is an adventure novel by Jack Du Brul. This is the third book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Phillip Mercer. Plot introduction Ten years ago, the spy satellite Medusa burned upon re-entry-but not before its ...

'' (2000) # ''

Pandora's Curse ''Pandora's Curse'' is an adventure novel by Jack Du Brul. This is the 4th book featuring the author's primary protagonist, Philip Mercer. Plot introduction During World War II, at a secret Nazi submarine base, containers crafted entirely from ...

'' (2001) # ''

River of Ruin ''River of Ruin'' is an adventure novel by Jack Du Brul. This is the 5th book featuring the author's primary protagonist, Philip Mercer Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American author who writes techno-thr ...

'' (2002) # '' Deep Fire Rising'' (2003) # '' Havoc'' (2006) # ''

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'' (2015)

Oregon Files (with Clive Cussler)

# ''

Dark Watch ''Dark Watch'' is a novel by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. It was published in 2005 and is the third installment in the ''Oregon Files'' series. Like the rest of the series, the story revolves around the Corporation, with its leader Juan Cabr ...

'' (2005) # ''

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'' (2006) # ''

Plague Ship ''Plague Ship'' is a science fiction novel by Andre Norton under the pseudonym Andrew North. It was published in 1956 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies. The book is the second volume of the author's Solar Queen series. Plot summary T ...

'' (2008) # ''

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'' (2009) # '' The Silent Sea'' (2010) # ''

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'' (2011) # ''

'' (2013)

Isaac Bell Adventures (with Clive Cussler)

# ''The Titanic Secret'' (2019) # ''The Saboteurs'' (2021) # ''The Sea Wolves'' (2022)

References

External links

Official author's site
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