The Jungle / Clive Cussler / 406 pages

If you are looking for action, adventure, good guys winning, and unbelievable feats of bravery, then look no farther than Clive Cussler. The Jungle features the "Chairman" Juan Cabrillo. He's ex-CIA and travels the globe in his high tech, specially outfitted cargo ship The Oregon rescuing damsels in distress, foiling the bad guys, and enjoying the camaraderie of his crew. This time he saves the world from a very rich and very clever terrorist. Cussler always throws in a dollop of history...this time discoveries of Marco Polo on his trip through China. You have to chuckle to see the fixes Juan manages to escape with his sharp thinking, prosthetic leg, and fierce determination. Really, he's James Bond and Indiana Jones all rolled into one. A really fast page turner that is as fun as and lasts about as long as a 4th of July sparkler.