Skeleton Coast: A novel from the Oregon Files

1896:FourEnglishmenfleefortheirlivesacrossthemercilessKalahariDesertcarryingastolenfortuneinrawdiamondsandhuntedbyafierceAfricantribe.ThethievesmanagetoreachthewaitingHMSRove-onlytodiewiththeirpursuersinaviciousstormthatburiesthemallundertonsofsand...Thepresentday:JuanCabrilloandthecrewofthecovertcombatshipOregonhavebarelyescapedamissionontheCongoRiverwhentheyinterceptamaydayfromadefencelessboatunderfireofftheAfricancoast.Cabrillotakesaction,savingthebeautifulSloaneMacintyre-who'slookingforalong-submergedshipthatmayholdafortuneindiamonds.ButwhatsurprisesCabrilloisherstoryaboutacrazyfishermanwhoclaimstohavebeenattackedontheopenseabygiantmetalsnakesinthesamearea.WhatbeginsasasnakehuntleadsCabrilloontothetrailofafarmorelethalquarry-aderangedmilitantandhisfollowerswhoplantounleashthedevastatingpowerofnatureitselfagainstallwhoopposethem.Inhislatestbestseller,CliveCussler,theGrandmasterofAdventure,showsonceagainthatwhenitcomestopage-turningaction,he'sthemantobeat.