Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler
Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler
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Skeleton Coast

Author: Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

Narrator: Jason Culp

Abridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/05/2006


Synopsis

Chairman of the Corporation Juan Cabrillo and his mercenary crew steer theOregon into battle against a militant leader and his cult-like followers in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.

Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ship Oregon have barely escaped a mission on the Congo River when they intercept a mayday from a defenseless boat under fire off the African coast. Still smarting from a weapons-trade gone bad and a double-cross, Cabrillo takes action. He manages to save the beautiful Sloane Macintyre, who's on a mission of her own, looking for a long-submerged ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds. But what surprises Cabrillo is her story about a crazy fisherman who claims to have been attacked on the open sea by giant metal snakes in the same area.

What begins as a snake hunt leads Cabrillo onto the trail of a far more lethal quarry—a deranged militant and his followers who plan to unleash the devastating power of nature itself against all who oppose them.

About Clive Cussler

During a very active, interesting life, author. Clive Cussler became interested in writing. He was in the Air Force during the Korean War followed by a career in advertising writing award winning commercials. In 1996 he wrote his first notification work, The Sea Hunters. From that work he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree, with his work being accepted in lieu of a thesis. Then, in 2002 he was awarded the Naval Heritage Award for his efforts in the subject of marine exploration. He is also a Fellow in three prestigious marine organizations.

In keeping with his marine interests, his books revolved around character, Dirk Pitt, who was a marine engineer, government agent, and adventurer. His first two novels were more traditional maritime thrillers, but the third, Raise the Titanic, established his iconic style.....a blend of high adventure and high technology involving villains, sunken treasure, and beautiful women.

Cussler writes in the style like fellow authors, Michael Crichton, creating techno - thrillers that do not depend on any certain settings with great spectacular and outlandish plot devices. He has had more than seventeen titles on the New York Times fiction best seller list.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on May 06, 2024

Du Brul and Cussler succeed again! The Corporation is a mercenary private enterprise for hire by any government agency that can afford its fees. Juan Cabrillo, the Chairman, runs his black ops from a ship called "The Oregon". Disguised as an overused, out of date, non-descript mercantile vessel that'......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on January 02, 2021

The late, great Clive Cussler lives on through his amazing adventure novels. With plenty of excitement and intensity, this is a prime example of the author's skilled writing.......more

Goodreads review by Cujo on March 08, 2019

Chairman of the Corporation Juan Cabrillo and his mercenary crew steer the Oregon into battle against a militant leader and his cult-like followers.. To be honest the final confrontation with the main antagonist was weak and I expected a lot more. Also his "cult like" followers were only cult like in......more

Goodreads review by Neil on March 08, 2025

This took me longer to read than I thought it would. It starts out with a story in the past to set things up for later in the book before jumping to "the present day". The technology introduced in this book is pretty cool, overall (view spoiler)[the pumps used to heat the water to help create more powerful hurrica (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Eli - on August 16, 2020

I am definitely hooked on the Oregon Files series now. As always, fast paced with some historical background. I can’t wait for the next one!......more