Book Review - Corsair by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
Category Book Review Clive Cussler Jack Du Brul Corsair
Corsair by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul is one of those reads where I know I'm not going to be educated or stretched... just entertained. And as usual, Cussler and Du Brul deliver that. The Oregon Files series with Juan Cabrillo continues to grow on me with each new installment. It's definitely not Dirk Pitt material, but the main characters have established definite personalities that stand on their own.
In this installment, Cabrillo and company start out by trying to entice Somolian pirates to attack the Oregon, which per normal appears to be something that it isn't. The thought is that they can get the pirates to lead them to their warload, an international criminal wanted by a number of governments. This works well, and is a fun plot on its own. But the real story starts when the Secretary of State's plane crashes in the Libyan desert on the way to an international peace conference. A number of terror organizations and governments would probably prefer she doesn't get there, as there's a good chance that an accord of historic proportions will come out of the conference. Cabrillo's crew is hired to head to the scene, see if the crash was legitimate, and find out whether the Secretary of State is alive or dead. The more Cabrillo digs, the deeper the conspiracy becomes... dating back centuries to an Islamic iman who might have had the answer to bring Christians and Muslims together in peace. If evidence of that iman and his writings can be found in time for the conference, the peace accord is a near certain lock. The extremists have their own agenda, though. And it certainly doesn't involve peaceful coexistence...
With Cussler, you get non-stop, cliff-hanger type storytelling. It's the same here. I was slightly disappointed in the ending, as it seemed to be stretching things just a bit (as if a Cussler novel isn't one large stretch already). Still, it was an entertaining escape for a few hours, and well worth the trip.
Corsair by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul is one of those reads where I know I'm not going to be educated or stretched... just entertained. And as usual, Cussler and Du Brul deliver that. The Oregon Files series with Juan Cabrillo continues to grow on me with each new installment. It's definitely not Dirk Pitt material, but the main characters have established definite personalities that stand on their own.
In this installment, Cabrillo and company start out by trying to entice Somolian pirates to attack the Oregon, which per normal appears to be something that it isn't. The thought is that they can get the pirates to lead them to their warload, an international criminal wanted by a number of governments. This works well, and is a fun plot on its own. But the real story starts when the Secretary of State's plane crashes in the Libyan desert on the way to an international peace conference. A number of terror organizations and governments would probably prefer she doesn't get there, as there's a good chance that an accord of historic proportions will come out of the conference. Cabrillo's crew is hired to head to the scene, see if the crash was legitimate, and find out whether the Secretary of State is alive or dead. The more Cabrillo digs, the deeper the conspiracy becomes... dating back centuries to an Islamic iman who might have had the answer to bring Christians and Muslims together in peace. If evidence of that iman and his writings can be found in time for the conference, the peace accord is a near certain lock. The extremists have their own agenda, though. And it certainly doesn't involve peaceful coexistence...
With Cussler, you get non-stop, cliff-hanger type storytelling. It's the same here. I was slightly disappointed in the ending, as it seemed to be stretching things just a bit (as if a Cussler novel isn't one large stretch already). Still, it was an entertaining escape for a few hours, and well worth the trip.
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