Author:Clive Cussler,Jack du Brul
Clive Cussler's fifth Oregon Files novel, Plague Ship, pits Juan Cabrillo against a deadly adversary.
In a Norwegian glacier during World War Two a Nazi officer makes an extraordinary discovery - the most legendary ship of all time . . .
Sixty years later Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon - a top secret state of the art military vessel disguised as a heap of junk - reap the terrible rewards of this find. In the Persian Gulf they encounter a cruise ship full of the dead and the dying. While attempting a rescue, the stricken liner erupts into a fireball. Cabrillo escapes with his life, and one survivor.
When Cabrillo decides to probe deeper into this mystery, he finds a powerful cult obsessed with the end of the world. It is a discovery that sees the Oregon and her crew racing against time to prevent a sinister madman from using the secrets of the past to to destroy the future . . .
Plague Ship is a high-stakes, high-seas adventure you won't be able to put down. The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler, author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Arctic Drift andValhalla Rising, and co-author Jack Du Brul are back with their most exciting Juan Cabrillo assignment yet in the fifth novel of adventure series The Oregon Files, Plague Ship.
Praise for Clive Cussler:
'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
'The guy I read' Tom Clancy
Excellent...his expertise with volcanoes, avalanches, cave-ins and fire at sea is beyond question
—— GuardianHere is one of the sheerly enjoyable reading experiences of the year
—— New York TimesSeamanship, storms, tension galore, money talk and a decent minimum of love - what more could one ask?
—— The Bookman magazineYes! A rip-roarer...those action sequences at which he is so brilliant, the equatorial heat, the bubbling sea-bed, an outworn ship and a drunken skipper - splendid!
—— Evening StandardThe Husband's Secret is a staggeringly brilliant novel. It is literally unputdownable
—— Sophie HannahThe writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling
—— Good HousekeepingFascinating and compassionate
—— Daily Telegraph on The Hypnotist's Love StoryA bittersweet tale by a gifted writer
—— Women's Weekly on What Alice ForgotFresh, very funny and entertaining, but also intelligent and unsentimental
—— Marian Keyes on Three WishesThe story is cleverly plotted, full of suspense and so well-written that it pulls you in from the first page
—— Sunday MirrorDark and compelling, this is a must read
—— SunIf you like Jodi Picoult, you'll love this addictive new book
—— EssentialsIt's a tense, page-turning story which gradually draws everyone together in a devastating climax. The writing is insightful on the subjects of families and friends, parents and children, husbands and wives. But what makes this a great read are the agonising dilemmas the characters face over blame and guilt, forgiveness and retribution, love and betrayal
—— The Mail on Sunday, You MagazineThis is such a clever idea. This is powerful, moving and gripping stuff
—— Star MagazineThe book's finely-wrought tension holds up until the final page
—— The TelegraphManages to enrich and refresh a character we thought we knew too well. Solo is a terrific twisting thriller – just when you smugly think you have spotted a huge hole in the plot, Boyd turns it breathtakingly around.
—— David Mills , Sunday TimesSince the death of Ian Fleming, plenty of writers have tried their hand at perpetuating the career of James Bond, with mixed results. Boyd’s Solo is undoubtedly one of the best.
—— Mail on SundayA triumphant thriller worthy of Bond’s creator Ian Fleming.
—— Daily ExpressI found myself wondering if Boyd had outdone Fleming.
—— Nicholas Lezard , Guardian[Boyd is] an ideal writer of James Bond novels, and this one, his first, is very good
—— William Leith , Evening StandardPerfectly judged homage
—— Mail on SundayA brand new James Bond adventure combining all the glamour and excitement of Fleming’s original novels with the masterful storytelling of William Boyd
—— Western Morning NewsA very good piece of literary ventriloquism, with a great baddie
—— Heathrow ExpressFleming’s James Bond lives again in this perfectly judged homage
—— Mail on SundayRobert Harris is the master of the political thriller and his latest finds him in fine form.
—— Press AssociationBoth gripping thriller and Buchanesque adventure: its revelations impeccably paced and its original material used to poignant effect… An Officer and a Spy is carried throughout by the peerless characterisation of Picquart… But most of all it is the honest, implacable soldier’s dawning realisation that the institutions in which he has placed his faith are appallingly corrupt that has the most tenacious hold on the reader. It still has power to shock – and it leaves us in no doubt as to an old story’s continuing resonance.
—— Christobel Kent , GuardianAn event that obsessed France and the world is retold here, in forensic detail, with great clarity and humanity.
—— Country LifeI have just had a preview copy of Robert Harris’s new novel An Officer and a Spy, a thriller based on the Dreyfus case. Like John le Carré, Harris is interested in rogue intelligence, corrupted by politics. Unlike le Carré he does not lay it on too thick. The story of Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer convicted in France for spying for the Germans then exonerated, is one of history’s great political dramas. Harris backs the power of argument and reason. Politicians reportedly took Charles Moore’s Thatcher biography with them on holiday. Harris’s thriller would be perfect for the trip home.’
—— Sarah Sands, Editor , Evening StandardI found it hard to put down, with several ingenious twists
—— Jake Kerridge , Sunday ExpressThis is the perfect beach read, absolutely gripping and with a pacey storyline that’s guaranteed to see you racing to the final page within days
—— Women's WayAbsolutely loved The Never List. Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too! Fantastic new voice in fiction
—— Martina ColeIf you’re looking for an edge-of-your-seat thriller, then this one is sure to suit
—— My Weekly