Skeleton Coast is a book with a lot of plots. There of course is danger in solving all of the problems. The least of the troubles was discovering the ship eight miles off of the coast that had bags of uncut diamonds. Four stars were awarded to this book. It is a good story with all of the loose ends completed at the end of the book. ( )

Diamantes y petróleo, dos recursos en los que África es rica y que, paradójicamente, han causado en este continente más estragos que la hambruna...
A bordo del Oregón, Juan Cabrillo y su equipo tratan de acabar con un grupo guerrillero por cuenta del gobierno congoleño; pero eso les llevará a enfrentarse con un ecoterrorista que pretende concienciar al mundo del problema del deterioro del medio ambiente convirtiéndose en su más temible enemigo, al provocar espantosas catástrofes meteorológicas. Y mientras tanto, se topan con noticias de un tesoro de valor incalculable que espera ser rescatado de las profundidades del mar y cuyo destino puede cambiar países enteros: demasiados frentes abiertos... y solo Cabrillo es capaz de afrontarlos.

Fast paced and well organized story intertwining sub-plots of an elite crew of mercenaries, ecoterrorism and a long-lost ship of treasure. ( )

Entered on Sept 27th, 2019. read after Dark Watch. I loved it! ( )

As usual there is a prologue which sets up the plot. Story begins in 1896 with the theft of diamonds from a Herero king in what is now known as Botswania by 5 Brits. Before the ship HMS Rove could leave the coast, a huge storm raged and lasted for days causing the coastline to change dramatically. Sand literally buried the ship.
Present Day: Story begins in Switzerland with Merrick speaking with Susan who shows him her invention: a substance that can make water turn into gel which could help with oil spills. At the same time, Captain Juan Cabrillo and the Corporation are trading *bugged* arms for diamonds to the Congo rebels.
At times I really needed a flow sheet to keep everything in order. I actually had to look up a cheat sheet to understand exactly what was happening. The story does come full circle and it does make sense in the end, but again, I was glad I had the cheat sheet.
Husband and I listened to the audio version on a recent trip. I am a huge Cussler fan while this was the first book of Cussler's husband had encountered. ( )