River of Ruin - Jack Du Brul

River of Ruin

By Jack Du Brul

  • Release Date: 2002-12-03
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 207 Ratings

Description

In the heart of Panama, a volcanic lake feeds a serpentine river—its stone banks laid by the Inca, who took back the gold and jewels plundered from them by the conquistadors. Legend has it that the Twice-Stolen Treasure has been buried for centuries in the Panamanian jungle. Discovering it means surviving the unpredictable black waters of the River of Ruin....
It begins at a Paris auction house, with a favor granted by an old high school friend to geologist Philip Mercer: the opportunity to buy a rare diary written during the French attempt at digging the Panama Canal. But Mercer isn’t the only one who wants it. Three Chinese assassins have been dispatched to get it, forcing Mercer into a subterranean game of cat and mouse that takes him from the hellish maze of l’empire de la mort and through the sewers of Paris.

Mercer realizes he has uncovered an intricate Chinese plot to trigger a deadly shift in the world’s balance of power. At stake is control of the canal, recently handed over to the government of Panama by the United States. Only Philip Mercer—with help from beautiful U.S. Army officer Lauren Vanik, a cell of tough French Foreign Legion commandos, and a crusty eighty-year-old retired sea captain named Harry White—can stop them.

Reviews

  • Very fast and exciting!

    5
    By Mrfreeheeler
    Just like any of Jack's books, extremely accurate and exciting. Never a dull moment and where Jack gets some of the latest military technology is anybody's guess.
  • The river of Ruin

    5
    By St lou boy
    It s a real thriller! Action packed could reading!
  • River of Ruin

    4
    By Verainla
    Action filled and very well thought out story. You do not wish to put it down because it is after all a fun read. The characters are interesting and you do get attached to them. Of course, this being a "Guys" book it has little sentimentality and a lot of bang, bang shoot them up scenes. i do wonder though what a truly terrific story this would have been had the hero been given a bit more depth...
  • River of Ruin

    5
    By Jer 2161
    Fun reading