Craig Dirgo

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Craig Dirgo is the best-selling author of numerous novels including The Einstein Papers, The Tesla Documents, Gunnison Grit and New South Britain.
One of six children of an Air Force Colonel and a mother who treated dogs like people, he lived on various military bases before dropping anchor in Colorado as a pre-teen.
He now lives in Crested Butte, Colorado, where he enjoys skiing, hiking and bicycling. Sometimes when the wind smells just right, he misses the ocean alongside which he was born and spent many a day.
For more information about the author and his books go to craigdirgo.com

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Golden Buddha (The Oregon Files Book 1) Oct 7, 2003

by Clive Cussler , Craig Dirgo

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In the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Oregon Files series, Chairman Juan Cabrillo and his crew are hired by the US government to free Tibet from Chinese control...

The Corporation, a group of highly intelligent and skilled mercenaries, under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo, board a brand new ship. It's a state-of-the-art seagoing marvel with unthinkable technology at its disposal. And it's designed to look like a rusty old lumber hauler. But if Cabrillo and his team plan to make this spy ship their new headquarters, their first mission had better be a success.

With the secret backing of the US government, Cabrillo sets out to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His main negotiating chip is knowledge of a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first, he'll have to locate—and steal—the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything in their power to see him fail...

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Sacred Stone (The Oregon Files Book 2) Mar 4, 2008

by Clive Cussler , Craig Dirgo

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Juan Cabrillo and his CIA-backed Oregon crew must beat opposing factions to a discovery that could prevent World War III in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

In the remote wastes of Greenland, a young scientist has unearthed an artifact hidden in a cave for a millennium: a 50,000 year-old radioactive meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. But the astounding find places him in the crosshairs of two opposing groups who seek the stone for themselves.

One is a group of Muslim extremists who have stolen a nuclear device. With the power of the meteorite, they could vaporize any city in the west. The other group is led by a megalomaniacal industrialist who seeks to carry out the utter annihilation of Islam itself.

Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his crew must fight to protect the scientist and the Sacred Stone—and prevent the outbreak of World War III...

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The Sea Hunters II Dec 30, 2003

by Clive Cussler , Craig Dirgo

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The second thrilling account of #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cusslers's real-life search for lost ships, planes, and other marvels that changed history.

For decades, Clive Cussler’s real-life NUMA®, the National Underwater and Marine Agency, has scoured rivers and seas in search of lost ships of historic significance. His teams have been inundated by tidal waves and beset by obstacles—both human and natural—but the results, and the stories behind them, have been dramatic.

In this follow-up to their bestselling first account, The Sea Hunters, Cussler and colleague Craig Dirgo provide another extraordinary narrative of their true seagoing—and land—adventures, including their searches for the famous ghost ship Mary Celeste, found floating off the Azores in 1874 with no one on board; the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors and was itself lost to U-boats six years later; and L’Oiseau Blanc, the airplane that almost beat The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic before disappearing in the Maine woods.

All these, plus steamboats, ironclads, a seventeenth century flagship, a certain famous PT boat, and even a dirigible, are tantalizing targets as Cussler proves again that truth can be “at least as fun, and sometimes stranger, than fiction” (Men’s Journal).

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Eli Cutter: Winter (Eli Cutter Series Book 1) May 2, 2016

by Craig Dirgo

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Eli Cutter is a Knight-Master in an ancient order created to advise the President of the United States. Because of the mental toll from their job, Knight-Master's retire at a young age. Cutter has retired to Taos, New Mexico when, on a trip to Vail, Colorado he rescues the current president. Seeing Cutter display unusual skills, the current president ask if Cutter can assist him solving crimes that fall through the cracks of bureaucracy. Cutter, along with Franz, his constant canine companion agrees to try.

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The Cristos Parchment (John Taft Series Book 3) Jul 4, 2014

by Craig Dirgo

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A parchment is uncovered in Venezuela that might hold the key to the enduring mystery as to the genealogical records of the man who became known as Jesus. The document seems to indicate that one of the candidates in the race for President of Venezuela has that distinguished lineage. As corrupt U.S. oil men seek to rig the election as repayment for naturalization of their drilling rigs, church leaders ponder the consequences of the revelation and the president of the United States become embroiled, an all-out race ensures to solve the puzzle.
Anti-terrorism agent John Taft is days away from retirement when he is asked to travel to Venezuela to investigate the state of affairs. As the discovery of the parchment created chaos and unrest, he is drawn farther into a mystery that may change the course of his life forever.

John Taft, Special Agent with the National Intelligence Agency, returns for his final mission for the United States anti-terrorism force. Taft, who was near death at the end of The Tesla Documents, has seen disturbing images while in a coma. Are they real or imagined? Is the world he serves a vastly different place from what he has always believed? Can he ignore his ever growing cynicism for the machine he served and perform this last mission? While Taft grapples with self-doubt and even self-delusion, he is thrust into the center of a major world event.
Can a private intelligence corporation rig an election in South America as repayment for actions against an American oil company using elements from a pot-boiler novel? Will the leaders of the major Christian religions be able to withstand contradictions to their beliefs? Has the actual heir to an ancient family finally decided to come forth-and if so-why now? As always, against incredible odds John Taft works to find the answers. At the end of his mission, he is surprised by what he finds and who has been steering the events-and Taft will need to make a life-altering decision.
Is there another way he can work for the good of his country?
Fast paced and large in scope, The Cristos Parchment takes John Taft in an entirely new direction.

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The Tesla Documents (John Taft Series Book 2) Mar 30, 2013

by Craig Dirgo

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After Nikola Tesla’s patents and his road to riches was trampled, he set out to change the rules of the game. What he didn’t know was the possible hazards from his experimentation. After triggering one of the worse disasters in U.S. history, Tesla keeps the results of his tests secret. When his diaries are recovered and the cryptic notes revealed–a madman with a secret agenda builds a device to wreak havoc on the world.
When what might be man-made tremors strike several locations in the world, anti-terrorism expert John Taft is dispatched by the National Intelligence Agency to investigate. In a world-wide chase to solve the mystery, Taft is led back to the United States and a threat, that if not defused, could plunge the county into the stone age. Will Taft survive a case that baffles everyone until the final seconds?

The reluctant but unstoppable hero, John Taft, returns. Originally published as Tremor in 2006, this novel was rewritten and updated.

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The Einstein Papers (John Taft Series Book 1) Dec 22, 2012

by Craig Dirgo

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The Unified Field Theory was Albert Einstein’s crowning achievement. Einstein knew that when combined with his Theory of Relativity, a weapon could be constructed with a power to horrifying to imagine. So for over six decades the secret has remained buried–until just now.
Anti-terrorism expert John Taft has seen a lot–but when an unnatural poison threatens the world’s oil supplies and the entire Middle East is brought to the edge of war, he must solve who is behind the destruction. At the same time, the Chinese recover the hidden key to Einstein’s Unified Field Theory and they will soon be able to create a device that will change the balance-of-power forever. Unless Taft can solve the mystery in the Middle East and stem the coming Chinese attack, what remains of the United States will find itself in a check-mate in the world order.

In The Einstein Papers, which was first published in hardcover, Dirgo introduced his reluctant but unstoppable hero John Taft.
Rewritten, tightened and with a new ending, the new edition of The Einstein Papers pits the Chinese against the Americans in a race to recover Einstein's Unified Field Theory to produce a weapon that could change the balance of power. Fast paced and with non-stop action, The Einstein Papers should appeal to thriller fans throughout the world.

The Abilene-Reporter News said: "A surefire page-turner....Dirgo has created an outstanding hero in Taft."
Midwest Book Review said: "A fast-paced action-thriller."

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Gunnison Grit Jul 11, 2012

by Craig Dirgo

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Gunnison Grit is a recent novel by bestselling author Craig Dirgo.
A sweeping work of historical fiction, Gunnison Grit is a thrilling account of life in one of the last great boom towns of the Rocky Mountain west. It traces some of the actual history of Gunnison County Colorado over 100 years – from horseback to jet aircraft.

Gunnison Grit chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of a group of hardy pioneers high in the Colorado Rockies. The story follows the coming of the railroads through mining, ranching, lumbering and marble milling. The valley is changed by the First World War and Prohibition, following through the Great Depression and the second "war to end all wars." Dams are built and mountains tamed. As the mines close and the towns are threatened with extinction, a tourism economy takes hold based on skiing and the magnificent summer beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

Gunnison Grit is the story of the never-say-die Americans who forged this country from the wilderness. These were men and women of the Rocky Mountain west, who never backed down from challenge or adversity. The type of people who made good with what they had and prospered in spite of the hardships that surrounded them. This is the story of the America of simpler times when determination and hard work counted for something.

Over 150,000 words in length, Gunnison Grit is a sweeping saga packed with historical accuracy and good old-fashioned story-telling.

"I'm very excited to bring this out first as an e-book," Dirgo said. "It allows me a control with style and content that is somehow lacking with mainstream publishers. I always loved this type of novel and feel there is a market that is not being served. Some of the large, traditional publishers I spoke with doubt this type of novel can be a best-seller anymore. I think differently. I think there are many more like me who would like to learn the history of an area in the context of a sweeping tale."

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New South Britain Nov 8, 2013

by Craig Dirgo

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New South Britain is author Craig Dirgo’s epic alternative history novel. When a family of bankers who are bent on controlling the world realize that cotton has changed the balance of trade they set out to bring the United States under their control. Using an unscrupulous former gambler as their front man, the bankers flame the fuels of war with the ultimate goal to make the United States indebted and under their thumb. As events spin out-of-control, the United States is shattered into several factions-each determined to chart their own course through history. Sweeping in scope and blending historical figures with fictional characters, New South Britain creates a tapestry of real and imagined events that lead to a vastly different outcome than any might imagine.

Craig Dirgo is the bestselling author and co-author of numerous novels including The Einstein Papers, The Tesla Documents and The Cristos Parchment in his John Taft series. The Eli Cutter series as well as his historical fiction novels. With Clive Cussler he was co-writer on The Sea Hunters I and The Sea Hunters II, Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed and the first two novels of the Oregon Files series, Golden Buddha and Sacred Stone. An avid skier and mountain climber, Dirgo resides high in the mountains where summer comes late and winter far too early. For more information, please visit craigdirgo.com.

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