I love all of Cussler's books! His heroes are human (Juan Cabrillo has lost a leg in a prior adventure and this plays a part in Skeleton Coast) but with the all-American gentlemanly hero personality and smarts every man wants. Cussler injects the story with whimsy and technology and with all sorts of heroes (not just the main character, Juan). The characters are always flirting with danger as they doggedly pursue the main mystery but many other subplots filter in to present even more challenges but the heroes get hurt and they age. Cussler always starts his stories with a historic mystery that sound almost true and his characters find a way to solve it. I've always looked at Cussler's novels, whether featuring Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin, or Juan Cabrillo, as a rollicking mix of the Hardy Boys and Tom Swift.Read full review
My favorite author! I especially like the Oregon files. Great read, lots of action and adventure!
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It's what I expected. Very enjoyable...Cussler was truly a master of fiction with smatterings of fact.
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Always enjoy Clive Cussler. Book delivered in excellent condition. added it to my collection
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These same words are on the original film trailer for Casablanca. Every book by the Master adventurer authors, Clive Cussler and Jack Debrul is a delight in these attributes. This time the "Chairman" is in rare form. As usual the past of many years at the beginning of the book are tied to the modern end. Too often we read books for information, and internal inner soul meaning, but never with "Clive" This book is to be read for the pure entertainment, and the love of adventure. There is a point, but the action is where its at. This is a quick and very entertaining read.
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