Jack du Brul (Author) Jack Du Brul is the author of the Philip Mercer series, most recently The Lightning Stones, and is the coauthor with Cussler of the Oregon Files novels Dark Watch, Skeleton Coast, Plague Ship, Corsair, The Silent Sea, and The Jungle. He lives in Virginia.Clive Cussler (Author) Clive Cussler is 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 The Rising Sea, the Oregon Files, such as Shadow Tyrants, the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase, and the recent Fargo Adventures which lastly included The Oracle. He lives in Arizona.