Paul Kemprecos (born March 11, 1939)[1] is an American writer of mysteries and adventure stories.

He is a Shamus Award-winning author of six underwater detective thrillers, and had been co-writing with Clive Cussler the "NUMA Files" novels, which focus on Kurt Austin, head of NUMA's Special Assignments Team and his adventures.

[2] (co-written with Clive Cussler)