Corsair (Oregon Files) by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul
This is my first Clive Cussler book. Originally published in 2009. For years I have seen Clive Cussler books sitting there in the book racks - one bestseller after another and I never quite got the itch to buy one. Finally, a family member handed Corsair (Oregon Files) to me and I gave it a tumble. I've done a bit of peeking at the other reviews and have found that lots of people felt this one was not up to Cussler's usual standards. That could be, I really have no way to judge as this is my first. But, I can say that this book was long on action, very short on believability and full of entertaining, but pointless scenes that didn't advance the plot but did pad the book's length. Positives: Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) This is not a book that fools around with misbegotten sentiments for the "poor" Somali pirates and Islamic terrorists. Pirates are summarily dealt with and a fictional comment from a real world historical figure (Stephen De...