Golden Buddha: Oregon Files #1 (The Oregon Files) - Softcover

Cussler, Clive; Dirgo, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141010312 ISBN 13: 9780141010311

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd., London, 2005

Synopsis

In Golden Buddha Clive Cussler introduces a new hero: Juan Cabrillo.

Clive Cussler is back with a new action hero for the high seas: Juan Cabrillo, captain of the Oregon, a state-of-the-art vessel disguised as a rusting heap of junk...

When Cabrillo and his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha, stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959, the stakes couldn't be higher. Success of failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playing the Russians off against the Chinese while battling against mysterious forces who will do anything to stop them, the crew of the Oregon face a formidable foe. But like his extraordinary ship, the enigmatic Juan Cabrillo has more than a few aces up his sleeve...

Packed with blazing action and daring exploits, Golden Buddha is a nerve-shredding thriller from the best in the business.

The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler, author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Crescent Dawn and Atlantis Found, and co-author Craig Dirgo tell the tale of a new hero - Juan Cabrillo - caught up in a plot of treasure hunting and international relations in,the first novel of the adventure series TheOregon Files, Golden Buddha.

Praise for Clive Cussler:

'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept millions of readers hooked with adventures at sea, exotic locations, cutting-edge science and page-turning pace for four decades. As well as the Oregon Files series there are also the NUMA Files, the Dirk Pitt stories (which started it all), the Isaac Bell adventures and the Fargo series. The Oregon Files continues with Sacred Stone, Dark Watch, Skeleton Coast, Plague Ship, Corsair, The Silent Sea and The Jungle.

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Product Description

Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 Pages: 544 Publisher: Penguin The creator of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series is back with his latest and most Intriguing high seas action hero: The Enigmatic captain of the Oregon. Juan Caillo. Only Caillo could convert the interior of a nondescript lumber hauler into a state of the art spy ship - and only he could take the helm on the dangerous covert missions it carries out for whatever US agency pays the price. In his first feature length adventure. it's up to Caillo and his crew of expert intelligence and naval men to put Tibet back in the hands of the Dalai Lama by striking a deal with the Russians and the Chinese. His gambling chip is a golden Buddha containing records of vast oil reserves in the disputed land. But first. he'll have to locate - and steal - the all-important artifact. And there are certain people who would do anything...

Review

"ENOUGH INTRIGUE TO SATISFY EVEN THE MOST DEMANDING THRILL-SEEKERS."

"Readers will burn up the pages following the blazing action and daring exploits of these men and women and their amazing machines."
--Publishers Weekly

"Fans of Cussler will not be disappointed."
--Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd., London
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0141010312
• ISBN 13: 9780141010311
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 527