The Oregon is a wolf in sheep's clothing piloted by captain Juan Cabrillo. Despite its dilapidated exterior which gives the impression that it will fall apart at the blink of an eye. It is in truth a ship at the very forefront of modern technology with several torpedo launchers and large rail guns fitted and is designed for action and investigation.
After a successful mission into Iranian waters, aimed to steal two $2000000 Russian torpedoes a cruise ship is discovered out in one of most the remote parts of sea on the planet. Strangely it has no traces of heat and is not moving, it is expected to be an abandoned ship. After a UAV surveys the vessel, pictures are taken and transmitted to the Oregon, these show that everyone on board is dead due to what looks like massive hemorrhaging. Does this have links to one of the crew members' son going missing, taken by a fundamentalist population control group. It seems quite likely. The cruise ship is scuttled, previously rigged to do so, they must investigate. Failure means massive economical upset and disaster on a global scale.
Plague ship is beautifully structured and written and is probably the book I have most enjoyed reading out of the vast numbers I have read. I strongly recommend it to those who enjoy books with many unknown answers throughout, books that make you think for the entirety of the experience and also those who enjoy action. This book is spectacularly well balanced. It is one of few books which manages to be quite action packed without being full of impossible stunts and unlikely escapes.
Please read it.
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