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Clive Cussler is an American marine archaeologist and adventure novelist with a net worth of $120 million. He's one of the world’s popular-selling adventure and mystery novelists. He’s funded the discovery of over 60 historic shipwrecks. But Clive Cussler always gets the moment to treat his lovers like gold. The New York Post mentions Clive “the top story writer in the business.” During his 40-year literary career, author Clive Cussler has written 28 books, which have been translated into 40 languages and appeared in 110 countries. Worldwide, His fans have bought nearly 150 million books.

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Now “retired,” Clive is seemingly busier than ever. In 2004, he launched 3 novels: Scared Stone, Lost City (a NUMA Files book), and Black Wind, the newest Dirk Pitt adventure, written jointly with son, Dirk. Clive Cussler also recently finished Vin Fizz - a soon to be published children’s book inspired by Cal Rogers’ 1911 transcontinental flight in a plane by the same name. Additionally, Clive is writing a coffee table book about his car collection. And, Cussler tells that he is already planning each series’ next novel.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2018

Asset

Current value of Clive Cussler's website clive-cussler-books.com

$7,100

2016

Asset

Purchase value of Clive Cussler's beautiful Hispano-Suiza

$50,000

2014

Book Sales

Sales of Clive Cussler's books (approximately 40 million copies sold)

$346,000,000

2009

Book Sales

Sales of Clive Cussler's books (approximately 2,435,718 copies sold)

$21,080,000

1976

Sale of Asset

Sale of Clive Cussler's novel "Raise the Titanic" to Viking Publishing for publication

$840,000

1973

Sale of Asset

Sale of Clive Cussler's novel "Iceberg" to Dodd Mead for publication

$5,000

1973

Sale of Asset

Sale of Clive Cussler's novel "The Mediterranean Caper" to Pyramid Books for publication

$5,000