When did he complete this manuscript? Why was it found in his files and not on his publisher’s desk? The book jacket’s wording leaves those things unclear, but “Pirate Latitudes” suggests its own answers. But the quaint, boyish, gee-whiz exploits that make up “Pirate Latitudes” were not hallmarks of his best work. He was even given a dinosaur namesake (Crichtonsaurus bohlini). He successfully used the prehistoric (“Jurassic Park”), contemporary (“Disclosure”) and future (“Next”) as storytelling fodder with equal ease. Crichton was well known for putting his medical training (as the creator of the television series “ER”) and deep interest in science to expert dramatic use. The jacket copy for “Pirate Latitudes” states ambiguously that this book was “discovered as a complete manuscript in his files” after its author, Michael Crichton, died last year.
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