Clive Cussler: Clive Cussler In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Cu" stands for Copper [Latin: "Cuprum"]. In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Cu" stands for Clive Cussler! Return to Mystery/Detective Table of Contents Return to PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS [Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post] Clive Cussler