Jack Du Brul

Jack DuBrul (sometimes written as "Jack Du Brul") (1968- ) is a New York Times Best-Selling Author from Vermont who writes techno thrillers. Born in Burlington, Vermont on October 15, 1968, he remained in Vermont all through his childhood, though he did go to a private school, Westminster, in Connecticut for grades 9 through 12. After college he moved to Florida where he wrote his first book. He has since moved back to Vermont.

Writing in a similar manner to writer Clive Cussler, his own novels focus on his character, Dr. Philip Mercer, a successful mining engineer and geologist, who gets involved in various threats to the world.

Jack Du Brul has written seven Phillip Mercer books: "Vulcan's Forge", "Charon's Landing", "The Medusa Stone", "Pandora's Curse", "River of Ruin", "Deep Fire Rising", and "Havoc".

Recently, he has been co-authoring "The Oregon Files" novels with Clive Cussler, taking over from Craig Dirgo with the third novel. He has coauthored "Dark Watch", "Skeleton Coast", and "Plague Ship" so far.

Phillip Mercer

Phillip Mercer is a geologist by trade; he received his Bachelor’s degree and his PhD from Penn State. In between those degrees at Penn State, he received a master’s degree from the Colorado School of Mines. He is called Mercer by everyone who knows him. He has never been married though he was once engaged to an English detective by the name of Tori Wilkes. Mercer lives in a brownstone in Washington DC. He is frequently found at his local pub by the name of Tiny's. His best friend is an 80+ year old veteran by the name of Harry White. Harry is a sworn bachelor and content "alcohol enthusiast" with one leg.

Phillip Mercer, a man's man of sorts, is replete with his own personal trademarks similar to Cussler's Dirk Pitt. His drink of choice is a vodka gimlet as opposed to tequila while his choice sidearm is a Beretta 92FS as opposed to a Colt 1911. He makes his appearance in "Vulcan's Forge" in a black Jaguar SJX convertible with tan interior, cellular phone, CD player, and an aftermarket turbo charger. It was given to him by Dick Henna, the head of the FBI, to replace one destroyed during his escape from Ivan Kerikov's henchmen.

Works

Phillip Mercer

* "Vulcan's Forge" (1998)
* "Charon's Landing" (1999)
* "The Medusa Stone" (2000)
* "Pandora's Curse" (2001)
* "River of Ruin" (2002)
* "Deep Fire Rising" (2003)
* "Havoc" (2006)

Oregon Files (with Clive Cussler)

* "Dark Watch" (2005)
* "Skeleton Coast" (2006)
* "Plague Ship" (2008)
* "Corsair" (2009)

External links

* [http://www.jackdubrulbooks.com/ Official author's site]
** [http://www.jackdubrulbooks.com/interview.htm Interview with Philip Mercer]
* [http://www.ibookdb.net/author/14 Complete Bibliography]