Dark Watch (Oregon Files Series #3)

Intense story, hard to put down.

This has to rank as one of the better, if not the best Clive Cussler has written about the adventures of the Oregon and her crew. I found it difficult to put the book down, always spending another hour or two reading follow on chapters. Wish there was more from him on the crew of the Oregon. Would certainly make a good subject for a movie, but given how Hollywood screwed up a couple of his previous books, he probably would not even want to suggest same. But, and excellent piece of work, no doubt about it.

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Haven't read it yet...

but I just can't imagine why they'd charge double for the e-book vs the paperback. I really like the ability to have the "book" on my phone, that's very convenient however, it's not worth the cost...

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Dark Watch Takes The Oregon Files to New Level

USA Today Best-selling author Jack Du Brul takes the reigns of Clive Cussler¿s successful Oregon Files series and debuts with a knock-out punch in the just released, Dark Watch. Du Brul sets the tone right off the bat with a plausible plot, a breath of fresh air in a time when outlandish scenarios fill the pages of similar adventure novels. This action-packed high seas adventure places the main character, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon in a race for time as pirates and smugglers work the coasts of China and Japan. It¿s a plot worthy of the finest Dirk Pitt adventure and places the Oregon Files where it belongs, in the high echelon of the best action-adventure novels. Readers will put this book down and immediately want more from this author. The good news is he already has a successful series of adventures published (Vulcan¿s Forge, Charon¿s Landing, The Medusa Stone, River of Ruin, and Deep Fire Rising) and another on the way in 2006. I highly recommend this adventure and all the other published work by this excellent author!

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I liked it

It's a good cussler to me worth the read

Highly Recommended

Clive and Jack at their best!

Acceptably far-fetched, high octane, just believable, great detail and a really good read.

A Most Excellent Adventure!!

My husband and I, having finished reading all of the Dirk Pitt books, are now delving into the Oregon Files Series. The first two were enjoyable enough but this book has moved Juan Cabrillo and his crew to the top of the list of our favorites thanks, I am sure, to the pairing of Cussler with Jack Du Brul. Keep these coming, guys!

Another great story

I have no idea where CC comes up with these unusual plots, but this one is pretty good. A couple of the situations might be a bit of a stretch on one's imagination, since Clive likes to use real world equipment and technical facts in development of the story, but it still was a quick read that was only put down for needed sleep.
A very unusual plot, well written, and will satisfy most of the Cussler fans like myself. He remains one of my favorite authors.

Cussler does it again

Great read. All the hallmarks of a great adventure story that is to good to put down. I looked forward to continuing the excitment everytime I opened my book. Thanks for another fantastic story

Great book

It was a very good book definently recommended

It's a page turner

Different cast of characters, but is definitely worth purchasing

Oregon file characters are excellent

This made my recent recovery go quickly

Good Airplane reading

Very goog reading, highly recommend reading

Great read

As always I am a large Clive Cussler fan and I enjoy the Oregon files series. I can not wait for more and I have read almost all of the Clive Cussler books.

Fantastic!!

I am a long time Cussler fan. I was very disappointed in the book 'Black Wind' in which Clive Cussler teamed with his son Dirk. Big Mistake! Dirk does not have Clive's talent. But Clive's collaboration with Jack DuBrul hit the mark. Dark Watch is a compelling read. Bravo. Buy it!

you can definitely tell Cussler teamed up with someone besides Dirgo

I fell in love with the Golden Budha and the Sacred Stone. Not a lot of gratuitous violence and cursing. In fact, the the Golden Budha, in the first part, Juan states, No blood on our hands. Everyone is genuinely concerned for the safety of each other. You don't see a lot of private lives (which is OK). I waited anxiously for the next installment in a series that I thought was great. Dark Watch is just that ... Dark. you can definitely tell it is not the same authors. I don't know Jack Debrul's work and I'm sure it is fine, but the Oregon series took a 90 degree turn and I'm not sure it was in the right direction for me. I hope Mr. Cussler goes back to Dirgo. I loved the style, pace, descriptions, everything about the books. I just had a hard time with Dark Watch.

About time!

Two great writers come together and present an out standing book, simple and right to the point, hope to see more from these two soon

Sikhs are not Muslims

This is one really good book except for some misconceptions. Sikhs are not Muslim, nor do they pray to Allah. I wish Mr. Bruel had done his background check before these glaring mistakes. I am sure there will a lot of unhappy Sikhs (at least those who read his books)

fun modern day high seas adventure

Sea Captain Juan Cabrillo and his dangerous crew of the Oregon normally work special mission impossible oceanic tasks for the west with his team¿s latest assignment to sabotage the Star. As usual success means greater wealth like $10 million courtesy of his Uncle Sam¿s ¿black¿ budget and more difficult requests. --- Juan is a bit surprised when Hiroshi Katsui, representing a consortium of Japanese shipping entrepreneurs, hires their services to stop the increasingly bold and deadly activities of pirates working Asiatic waters from the Sea of Japan to the South China Sea. Juan plans a strategy to deal with a conglomeration of pirates that he assumes has merged under the control of one bold leader. However, as the Oregon crew learns more, Juan realizes that this case of brazen piracy is much more than just this obvious piratical front. He and the Oregonians may be in too deep to pull off this caper as the opponents have heavy sponsors from around the globe using pirates to increase and hide the lucrative international slave trade. --- DARK WATCH, the latest Juan Cabrillo modern day high seas adventure, like its predecessors (see GOLDEN BUDDHA and SACRED STONE), is action-packed and never slows down until the final payout. The story line feels more like a comic book than a novel in nature, but is fun to follow as Juan and crew go from the frying pan to the fire to even hotter scenarios. Though not quite the Pitts, fans of the Oregon Files will enjoy this latest lighthearted caper against North Koreans (who else on the seas?) and an international consortium of ¿moguls¿ who use murder as a business tool to enhance their thriving slave operations. --- Harriet Klausner

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