Piranha by Clive Cussler

"Piranha" by Clive Cussler & Boyd Morrison. This book is published by Michael Joseph in 2015 and has 432 pages. This is the Book 10 of Oregon files.

Oregon is in Venezuela and authorities have made out Juan Cabrillo and Corporation. Trap is set. There are simultaneous attempts on lives of Oregon crew. A mysterious person known only as Doctor is able to spy on Oregon and know all their plans. Pirhana designs are stolen.

Can Oregon crew survive? How does Doctor know all plans of the 'Corporation'? How can they plan a fight back if enemy knows their plans as soon as they are made? What is Pirhana? What's connection with Venezuela and Haiti?

Again Cussler has delivered an exciting thriller with a nail biting finish. I am amazed by his ability of delivering thriller after thriller. The story is fast paced, full of inconceivable planning, meticulous execution, daredevil acts, high-tech gizmos and it's very interesting. Concept of derelict looking but technologically very advanced ship based Corporation working as good mercenaries is fascinating. This is tenth thriller in the series.

Pirhana stealth submarines are top of the end technology. It could do wonders in right hands. Nutrino telescope that can see and hear through matter using subatomic Nutrino particles is almost sci-fi. I don't know if such a technology is really in development.

I had a feeling that the initial portion of an elaborate rouse to fake the destruction of Oregon, though very good, was not the requirement of the story. It could have been avoided.

Why is the book named Piranha? That's a misnomer. Significance of Pirhana is minuscule. Real technology and real story is about Nutrino telescope or sentinel. Sentinel should have been the name of the book.

The main mercenary (and right hand of Doctor) is implied dead in the book. Is he? Or will he resurface in next book? Well, we will just have to wait for next book.

Oregon and Cussler fans must read it.