A cargo ship from China is going to the middle east and it may or may not be carrying biological weapons. This is the dilemma facing the president of the United States. Well that and there appears to be a man in a Chinese prison who may be his father.
Although written by Gayle Lynds, the books states Robert Ludlum on the cover because it is another one of those spin off books, even though Mr Ludlum is no longer with us. It deals with Covert-One, a secret agency that answers only to the president and one of their assets, Jon Smith. It’s funny how different writers can make such a difference to a
character. While The Altman Code is far from being a drag to read, I much preferred The Arctic Event written by James H Cobb. The characters were more enjoyable and the action faster paced.
The Altman Code is not a bad book but its a slower read than I would prefer and not as exciting as I might have wished for. Other than that, an enjoyable book.
In Mississippi, a man from Minnesota is taking part in a reenactment of a civil war battle when his life is suddenly ended. Was it an accident as the police are suggesting or was it an attempt on the life of the man standing next to the victim? The mans widow has only one person to turn to, the father of her child, a man she has not seen for eleven years, a disgraced photographer.
Unlike previous books that focused on the main character of Phil Broker and his family, and stay within the confines of the Minnesota border, South of Shiloh spends the majority of the action in the steamy south of Mississippi as the main character of John Rane discovers that the civil war may be over but there is still a lot of history happening. Its funny that the book doesn’t even read like the previous books, its is more like a Harlen Coben novel, and this isn’t a bad thing. Chuck Logan’s books are hard hitting, action packed and full of emotional twists and turns before the final page is read and South of Shiloh is no different. Its just that it feels different. There is a large chunk of history from the civil war en-wrapped in the book with some great details and enough information to help anyone who doesn’t know which side wore blue.
Another very enjoyable book by Chuck Logan, a surprising change of page but still very enjoyable and a good read. I hope this is not the last we read of John Rane!
A statue of a sailor from 900 BC appears to be the reason why people are being killed and there would be more dead with not for the timely intervention of Kurt Austin of NUMA. Now he must find the real reason why a mysterious man is behind murder, theft and perhaps human sacrifice.
Another Kurt Austin story, the seventh, and again, I believe a return to form from Clive Cussler. After so many of the recent books missing that vital ingredient that made the earlier Dirk Pitt books un-put-down-able, the master story teller seems to be firing on all cylinders. The Navigator has all the ingredients of a classic Cussler novel. A prologue set deep into history, a loony power mad villain and high adventure on, under and off the water.
A great adventure book, and one worthy of joining the long list of good books that Clive Cussler has written.
