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5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-Pounding, Non-Stop Action Complemented by High-Tech Hardware and Guts, 1 Dec 2006

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "a Practical Optimi... (Boston) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

What do you want in an adventure story? If you're like me, you want lots of exciting action that's unexpected. You also want to be dazzled by advanced weapons and defenses. In addition, chances are that you enjoy unlikely heroes. Naturally, if the fate of the world is at stake, life gets even better. Adventure stories are for us what Crusader songs were for the troubadours during the Middle Ages.

Clive Cussler has an unequaled ability to conjure up stories that are tied to, evoke and feed on the sea. Skeleton Coast's premise and plot show the masterful Cussler hand. Jack Du Brul is one of our most talented action writers. He takes action and makes it more human . . . without wasting time or words. Du Brul's action on top of Cussler's expertise makes for a combination that neither could reach along.

In this book, I found myself swept along by the story in a way that I don't remember happening since the first few times I read an Ian Fleming novel about James Bond.

Here's the set-up. Dying men are crossing the Kalahari Desert in 1896 carrying a fortune in diamonds that have been stolen from a local tribe. As they plod forward, they know the tribal hunters are getting closer. Next, cut to today, where a biotech billionaire is looking over one of his labs' latest inventions . . . a new way to treat water to reduce pollution. From there, head to the Congo River where a scruffy crew is delivering weapons to rebels in exchange for a fortune in uncut diamonds. What do all these situations have in common? Things are not as they seem.

Before long, the three story lines begin to intertwine in glorious ways that remind me of watching Rhythmic Gymnastics in the Olympics as vivid ribbons swirl and kiss one another.

Of course, if you've read any of the other books in the Oregon files series, you know that the freelance corporation led by one-legged daredevil Juan Cabrillo must be involved somehow. Before the book ends, you'll find yourself in the middle of civil wars, prison breakouts, terrorist attacks and treasure hunts.

You have a great treat ahead of you!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Make no bones..., 13 Nov 2006

By	Mr. O. Higgins "olihiggy" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This an Oregon files novel and as usual it has Cussler's high standard of reader engagement and pulsating thrills of the crew.

It is a shame that it is not available in the small standard UK paperback, but that it is very minor issue.

Returning to the novel itself, Juan and the intrepid crew of the Oregon find themselves caught up in an eco-manic's plan to demonstrate to the world how we are destroying the environment. Juan is his usual self right in the thick of the action with crew also heavily involved. Reading it, I thought that Juan was going to throw in towel at the end of the story but I was wrong!! He actually gets, no I won't say that(!), it will ruin the end.

Happy reading cusslerites, it took me 1 day!!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, 30 Jul 2008

By	R. Dunn (Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Skeleton Coast: A Novel from the Oregon Files (Oregon Files 4) (Paperback)

I've been a Cussler fan for over 30 years and have hugely enjoyed most of his books but this was a real stinker. The science regarding the hurricane generator was nonsense and it felt like it had been sponsored by ESSO or George Bush. Perhaps I'm just getting too old for this stuff...

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Clive Cussler was born in 1931 and grew up in Alhambra, California. He attended Pasadena City College before joining the Air Force. Read more

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