Jack Du Brul

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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.

Phillip Mercer by trade is a geologist who graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and received his PhD from Penn State. A bachelor, Mercer has never been married though he was once engaged to an English detective by 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 a 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.

Jack Du Brul has written six 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 and Skeleton Coast so far.