About the Author

Clive Cussler is the author of more than fifty books in five bestselling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Isaac Bell, and Fargo. His life nearly parallels that of his hero Dirk Pitt. Whether searching for lost aircraft or leading expeditions to find famous shipwrecks, he and his NUMA crew of volunteers have discovered more than seventy-five lost ships of historic significance, including the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley, which was raised in 2000 with much press publicity. Like Pitt, Cussler collects classic automobiles. His collection features more than eighty examples of custom coachwork. Cussler lives in Arizona and Colorado.

Jack Du Brul is a graduate of the Westminster School and George Washington University. Du Brul has climbed Masada at noon, swam in the Arctic Ocean off Point Barrow, explored war-torn Eritrea, camped in Greenland, and been gnawed on by piranhas in the Amazon River. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.

Reviews

Cussler and Du Brul's sixth "Oregon Files" thriller--following Plague Ship (2008), also available from Books on Tape and Penguin Audio--takes place in the deserts of Libya and Tunisia, where a desperate search for the U.S. secretary of state is under way. Audie Award winner Scott Brick (www.scottbrickpresents.com) brings Cussler's vivid prose to life with breathtaking skill, perfectly capturing the emotions of each scene. Brick grabs listeners from the very first disc and doesn't let go until the spectacular end. Cussler fans will eagerly seek this one out. Highly, highly recommended! [See Prepub Alert, LJ 11/1/08; the Putnam hc, published in March, was a New York Times best seller.--Ed.]--Joseph L. Carlson, Vandenberg Air Force Base Lib., Lompoc, CA Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

When a plane carrying the U.S. secretary of state, en route to a Middle East peace conference, disappears over Libya, the techno-wizards aboard the supership Oregon try to track it down and recover any survivors. Juan Cabrillo and his crew discover a terrorist presence that reaches to the highest levels of the Libyan government. This exciting story translates well into audio format, and Scott Brick's performance enhances the action-adventure. His moderate tone makes for easy listening, and his clarity renders the scientific and political elements--and intrigues--at the heart of the book comprehensible. Brick has narrated previous Cussler novels and his renditions of the characters will be familiar to fans, who will find themselves in the company of old friends. A Putnam hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 26). (Mar.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.