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Journalist‑turned‑mercenary Juan Cabrillo commands the clandestine combat ship *Oregon*, navigating the treacherous waters of Africa’s Skeleton Coast. After a risky rescue mission on the Congo River, Cabrillo intercepts a frantic distress call from a defenseless boat under fire. Alongside the ship’s crew, he battles a militant leader’s cult while pursuing a submerged ship rumored to hide a fortune in diamonds. Compellingly, the story takes an ominous turn when the crew encounters a fisherman’s accounts of colossal metal snakes stalking the open sea. What begins as a hunt for ancient wealth spirals into a confrontation with a deranged militant and his followers, who threaten to unleash nature’s most destructive forces upon their enemies.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Clive Cussler
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