TYPHOON FURY - Book review

TYPHOON FURY is one of Clive Cussler’s novels from The Oregon Files co-written by Boyd Morrison (2017).

It begins in the second battle of Corregidor, 1945. Japanese soldiers are making a last stand in a cave system. Incredibly, they seem invulnerable. Only massive explosive retaliation destroys them.

Beth Anders travelled around the world tracking down stolen artwork. In Thailand she encounters Salvadore Locsin who uses such paintings to finance his planned insurgency. It soon becomes evident that Locsin is special; if he is wounded, he wound rapidly heals; and he possesses remarkable strength. The drug that is responsible is rare: Typhoon Fury. And the withdrawal symptoms are deadly.

Juan Cabrillo and his crew are assisting Beth and soon get sucked into a suspenseful adventures in Manila, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Guam. The tension never lets up.

These adventures are a team effort for all the characters, and they certainly have plenty to do, and plenty of scrapes to get out of!

PIRANHA - Book review

 

PIRANHA is one of Clive Cussler’s novels from the Oregon Files, co-written with Boyd Morrison (2014).

I hadn’t read any Oregon Files books before, but reading this I was hooked by the fast pace and non-stop action. The impressive array of equipment and vehicles onboard the Oregon increase the enjoyment.

Juan Cabrillo and his crew are under attack by an unknown but very well informed adversary. In several different locales the crew members barely escape with their lives. How the would-be assassin anticipates their every move is definitely science fiction, but it still keeps the pages turning and the suspense never lets up until the dramatic end.

Piranha is a US government code-name for certain equipment.

Virtually every Cussler book has an exciting colourful cover.