Oregon Files Dark Watch, Book 3, (Paperback)

from buffalogr

The 3rd book in The Oregon Chronicles. Juan accepts a contract to chase down some pirates and chases them down to save world commerce and the banking system. It's a fast paced thriller that won't let you put it down...not always believable, but that's OK. Our hero meets a girl near the end, but n...

from wyn

I quite enjoyed this adventure story up until the final 50 pages and then basically both the storyline and the decriptive writing became more and more confusing. Juan Cabrillo is a good substitute character for Cusslers' other superhuman hero, Dirk Pitt, but I don't feel we get to know a lot abou...

from MSWallack

The third book in the Oregon Files series confirmed two things: First, Jack Du Brul is a much better writer than Craig Dirgo. Second, the Oregon Files are just not as interesting as the Dirk Pitt and Kirk Austin novels. The best part of Dark Watch was the Mission Impossible sequence near the midd...

from dswaddell

Juan Cabillo and the Oregon are battling slavers, hijackers, and bankers who have crippled the world economy. A good engaging book. Only problem I had with it is that the banks going dry storyline seemed to be tacked on to justify the gold mining which I felt was unnecessary.

from CymLowell

The economies of the world are in danger of collapse because central banks have sold their gold to raise money. The banks must find some means of restoring their capital bases to avert the crisis. The war on terror rages along. One bank comes forward with a proposal for addressing the gold matter...