Plague Ship - Clive Cussler

Plague ship is a novel from the Orgeon files by Clive Cussler. As a fan of both the books and the author i was looking forward to reading this book and it didnt disappoint. I believe this is the 5th book from the Oregon files. The book is based of a ship (The Oregon) and its crew, who are all ex CIA or military. The ship is sailing through the Persian Gulf when it comes across a cruise ship adrift at sea - when they look closer they find that there are hundreds of bodies littering the decks that all appear to have died from some sort of plague. They manage to recover one survivor and get off the ship before the ship is destroyed by explosions. The crew of the Oregon ...  Read the complete review

Plague Ship is the fifth novel by Clive Cussler from the Oregon Files series. An action packed, fast moving plot that will be enjoyed by those who have read previous Oregon Files novels and those who are completely new to this author. The only real negative to the book is that I find it hard to know who is who as there is no 'cast list' at the start of the book The central charater is the rakish captain Juan Cabrillo, who along with his team of highly specialised ex-forces crew act as mercenaries for hire. They don't do this for the money, they do it because it gives them opportunities to do good deeds that they could not have done if they were ...  Read the complete review

Cussler's latst novel has us once again joining the crew of the Oregon for a fast paced, high-tech, and high action adventure. The Oregon is no ordinary ship. Resembling the dilapidted freighter she once was, an extensive refit sees her kitted out with revolutionary technology and enough weapons to sink a small navy. Her crew is no less impressive; Captained by the enigmatic, charming and daring Juan Cabrillo they comprise ex-special forces and the cream of their respective fields to provide a 'black' ops mercenary force to right wrongs, counter terrorism, save the world and of course rescue beautiful women who are first caught up in, then prove essential to ...  Read the complete review