Corsair - Clive Cussler

Corsair is written by bestselling author Clive Cussler and is the sixth book in his 'Oregon Files' series. **The Oregon Files** For those who have never read ony books in this series before, the Oregon is a ship, from the outside it looks like a rusty battered old ship, fit only for the scrapyard. However appearances can be deceptive and this is certainly the case with the Oregon, inside it is a luxury state of the art ship full of the most up to date technology available. The Oregon is captained by former CIA agent Juan Cabrillo and crewed by some of the best members of elite fighting forces from all over the world. The Oregon is effectively ...  Read the complete review

Having read and enjoyed Cussler's latest in the Kurt Austin series, a character I'd encountered previously, I looked forward to meeting one of his recurring characters I hadn't come across before. Juan Cabrillo is captain of a ship called the Oregon and ''Corsair'' is the sixth in the series known as ''The Oregon Files'' Although Cabrillo is a ship's captain, the story was a lot more land based than much of Cussler's work. Heading for a peace conference in Libya, the American Secretary of State's plane crashes in the desert. Given the terrorist traditions of the area, her government suspect foul play and send Cabrillo to check if she may have survived. He ...  Read the complete review