Clive Cussler spends his time discovering sea wrecks when he isnย’t writing Dirk Pitt adventures. But these days, Cussler should have lots more time for the ocean, because his son Dirk Cussler has joined in on the writing. The 20th Dirk Pitt adventure novel, Artic Drift, written by Clive and Dirk Cussler, features a discovery that could reverse global warming along with a series of sudden deaths. Pitt and his kids, Dirk Jr. and Summer, know thereย’s a connection between the two, but they donย’t have much time to find the answers before Pittย’s life is on the line ย— again. See if two Cusslers are better than one at todayย’s reading and book signing. 6 p.m. Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-524-8597 or visit www.murder-books.com. Free.

Sat., Dec. 6, 6 p.m., 2008

This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2008.