Devil’s Gate by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, Michael Joseph, $39.95
It’s never a good sign when a bestselling thriller writer teams up with another author whose name creeps on to the cover in a much smaller font. But Cussler and Brown’s Devil’s Gate is a ripping read.
It starts with the Cold War era defection of a mysterious Russian, moves on to the baffling incineration of a Japanese cargo ship, and leads to a despotic African dictator who may have the power to destroy the world’s major cities.
Luckily the National Underwater and Marine Agency’s Kurt Austin witnesses the burning of the unfortunate cargo ship, and is smart enough to realise that the fire and the pirates who started it, are even more sinister than they first appear.
Austin and his fellow divers are likeable fellows and you’ll squirm at some of the impossible life or death underwater situations in which they find themselves, just hold your breath and read fast.
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