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Jack Du Brul | |
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Born | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | October 15, 1968
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | Westminster School |
Genre | Techno-thriller |
Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American author who writes techno-thriller novels.
Du Brul remained in Vermont throughout his childhood. He attended the Westminster School in Connecticut for grades 9 through 12. After college he moved to Florida, where he wrote his first book. He currently lives in Virginia.
Du Brul's novels focus on his character, Dr. Philip Mercer, a successful mining engineer and geologist, 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 the Oregon Files novels with Clive Cussler, taking over from Craig Dirgo with the third novel. The latest novel, Mirage , was a New York Times 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.