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First time reading a Jack DuBrul book. I'm about 1/2 way through and it's kind of so, so. It's like most authors these days - typical PC (political correctness). Why can't any of the women characters in the new novels be ugly, fat, and no so bright. In this one, we got a knockout redhead with full lips; which the author has to keep reminding us about, long legs and breasts just the right size - whatever the means! She's of course very intelligent, former army, and a nuclear scientist. Every adventure novel I've read lately, has a brilliant woman scientist that saves the day. Don't think the authors know that once in a while a woman has to have some time off to have children, otherwise the worlds going to run out of people! The other part of it reminds me of the Sherlock Holmes times - got a white haired old alcoholic buzzard with an old fat dog that can help figure out the mystery.

Had to scan through 20 pages really fast, just to get away from the man in the novel describing his now dead wife that got killed in a car crash (getting to be very typical) in grave boring detail, and then him comparing her to the knockout redhead. They haven't jumped in the sack yet, but of course that will happen I believe in the next 10 pages. Oh yeah, can't wait for that, full lips and all!

Mr. DuBrul, you had some good ideas in the book. Lose the old man and dog, along with the nuclear scientist woman, and instead concentrate on writing a novel without so much boring background and PC. Your readers would appreciate it.


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Havoc Jack Du Brul Books Reviews

As a fan of Cussler and other writers of the action genre I discovered Jack DuBrul (Dark Watch and Skeleton Coast). I have now read two of his books (Medusa Stone and Havoc) and I found each of them to be fast paced and entertaining (River of Ruin is next). Some readers have the inclination to criticize minor details that really don't make a difference in the long run. It's fiction, it's action and it's fun to read. When I conduct research I look for detailed research books. When I want to enjoy a fast read that's difficult to put down I look for writers like Cussler and Dubrul. However, as a caution to readers of Cussler collaborations, not all of writers that collaborate with Cussler (or write the Cussler novels) are equal . . .
If as many people were killed in real life as the author has in this book, the whole world would be up in arms. More time is spent in gun fights and killing then in making the book suspenseful. Although I like the author, and have read all the Philip Mercer books, we need to see more suspense and less killing just for senseless killing.
When Jack DuBrul was co-authoring with Clive Cussler, his input must have been purely story ideas and Mr. Cussler did the actual writing (which is quite superb). I had never tried any of Mr. DuBrul's books before and this one was supposed to be one of his best. The story line is okay, (although a bit of obvious copying from other writers), but his writing is quite inferior. He "dumbs down" his characters and writes exactly the way an inferior intelligence person would speak. I personally feel this is very insulting to the reader, and it makes it difficult to hold my interest. There are far too many excellent authors out there to read to waste time and money on this one.
It's hard for a book I looked forward to as much as this one to live up to my expectations, but it did a pretty good job. Phillip Mercer is back at last, rolling onto the scene in war-torn Africa, driving a truck full of refugees while on a geological assignment. This is where he meets Cali Stowe, purportedly from the Centers for Disease Control. Cali is looking for a village that has the highest rate of cancer in the world, hoping to learn valuable information before civil war wipes the village off the map. She and Mercer find the village and a mysterious open pit mine just before being taken captive by some mercenaries, and then getting rescued by some shadowy men who warn them never to return.

Back in Washington, Mercer discovers Cali doesn't work for the CDC, she's actually a nuclear specialist who was sent to Africa to search for a source of radiation poisoning. Some stories they heard in Africa put them on the trail of an obscure historian and in the sights of the very dangerous men who are searching for what the historian found. Mercer and Cali follow a trail from Atlantic City, nearly over Niagra Falls, through remote parts of Russia, and into the heart of Egypt, dodging bullets and outrunning the bad guys the whole way. They are aided often by mysterious men who call themselves Janissaries as they hunt for a weapon once used by Alexander the Great that could cause untold destruction in the modern world.

Since Clive Cussler essentially retired, Jack du Brul is the best adventure writer out there, and he hangs onto the title with ease. There is something indefinable that made me grip the pages of his earlier adventures a little tighter that seems to be missing here, though. This was also a good 130 pages shorter than Mercer's last adventure. Jack du Brul had a really good thing going with this series, but though I hate to say it, it seems to be suffering from his attention being diverted elsewhere. Not so much that this book isn't good, but it's not as good as the last four or so in the series. While it's benefiting greatly from du Brul, I'd scuttle the "Oregon" in a heartbeat if I thought it was going to hurt Phillip Mercer. Quite simply, I love him. He's tough, vulnerable, and violent when he needs to be; a man's man who's still likeable and sensitive to women. He's the perfect hero for the new millennium.

If you've never read Jack du Brul, this isn't a bad place to start, though of course I recommend starting with Vulcan's Forge and reading them in order. These are fast-paced, globe-hopping adventures with wonderful characters. Who else has an 80-year-old alcoholic sidekick with a lazy dog aptly named Drag? This is a very fun series that delivers every time, and I couldn't be happier that Mercer is back.
Is this the last Mercer novel? If it is, I will not mind. Mercer doesn't really change or evolve. He has issues. The series has only grown the Mercer character in miniscule increments. The best character in the book is Harry. Even Harry is not fully developed. After all the Mercer books, we should know far more than we know abut all the characters. The plots are virtually the same. The women are basically the same. Mercer's reaction to the women are the same. Each book is a copy of a previous book, but with some of the names and places changed. That's all.

Still, I have enjoyed these novels ... no matter how many friends and foes of Mercer get killed or maimed in impossible situations.
First time reading a Jack DuBrul book. I'm about 1/2 way through and it's kind of so, so. It's like most authors these days - typical PC (political correctness). Why can't any of the women characters in the new novels be ugly, fat, and no so bright. In this one, we got a knockout redhead with full lips; which the author has to keep reminding us about, long legs and breasts just the right size - whatever the means! She's of course very intelligent, former army, and a nuclear scientist. Every adventure novel I've read lately, has a brilliant woman scientist that saves the day. Don't think the authors know that once in a while a woman has to have some time off to have children, otherwise the worlds going to run out of people! The other part of it reminds me of the Sherlock Holmes times - got a white haired old alcoholic buzzard with an old fat dog that can help figure out the mystery.

Had to scan through 20 pages really fast, just to get away from the man in the novel describing his now dead wife that got killed in a car crash (getting to be very typical) in grave boring detail, and then him comparing her to the knockout redhead. They haven't jumped in the sack yet, but of course that will happen I believe in the next 10 pages. Oh yeah, can't wait for that, full lips and all!

Mr. DuBrul, you had some good ideas in the book. Lose the old man and dog, along with the nuclear scientist woman, and instead concentrate on writing a novel without so much boring background and PC. Your readers would appreciate it.