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Springfield, MO
Clive Cussler, a best-selling action-adventure author, died Monday at his Scottsdale, Arizona, home. He was 88.
His books sold more than 100 million copies, making him a fortune estimated at $80 million.
Cussler also was a maritime adventurer who led scores of expeditions to find historic shipwrecks and lost treasures, according to The New York Times.
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