Review: Similar to Cussler's Oregon Files series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
If you enjoy the Oregon Files series of books by Clive Cussler then you will want to read this book.  At less than 200 pages, I would have loved for the adventure and fun to last a little longer.  But there was a ton of action and adventure packed into the book.The book is the first of the series with the main character, Matthew Butler.  Butler's ship, The Pelican is a revamped LST from World War II.  It has been overhauled with all of the latest and expensive technology.  Butler and the crew start off in Mozambique on the east coast of Africa.  They travel to Kenya and then onwards to the Seychelles.  While in the Seychelles, they rescue Katherine and Kobi.  Kobi is a game warden for Kenya whose family has had the honor of protecting a priceless artifact from Egypt.  While trying to protect the artifact from being stolen, Kobi hides out on a yacht.  Kobi's plan is to follow the men who plan to trade weapons for the artifact.  Kobi is caught and then later rescued by Katherine.  Now Kobi and Katherine are in danger from the pirates and the rebel forces who are holding the artifact.I enjoyed all of the cool things that the ship could do as well as the inventions by Tommy, the crazy electrical engineer.  I also loved the addition of the four legged cast member, Jack.  I plan to read the second book of the series.