The Silent Sea: A Novel From The Oregon Files

Written by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul

Narrated by Scott Brick

The Silent Sea is the gripping seventh novel in Clive Cussler's Oregon Files series.

December, 1941. Four brothers investigate the secrets of a treasure pit on a small island in the Pacific. But a sudden death and the coming war allow its secrets to lie forgotten. . .

Present day. Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon team have been sent to locate the remains of a crashed NASA satellite in the Argentine jungle. Coming under attack, they make a mysterious discovery which sends them to a small Pacific island. There, they will discover the deadly secrets of an ancient Chinese expedition - by the lost ship The Silent Sea. Now Cabrillo and his team are in a race against time to find the remains of The Silent Sea. Because there will be terrible consequences if someone else finds it first . . .

The Silent Sea is a gripping, white- knuckle ride of a novel, and is Clive Cussler at his brilliant best. The Silent Sea is a gripping, white- knuckle ride of a novel, and is Clive Cussler at his brilliant best. The number-one bestselling author of the thrilling Dirk Pitt novels Treasure of Khan and Trojan Odyssey, and co-author Jack Du Brul have hero Juan Cabrillo and his team race to discover the location of a lost Chinese ship and the secrets she hides in the seventh novel of the Oregon Files adventure series, The Silent Sea. Praise for Clive Cussler:
'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail
'The guy I read' Tom Clancy

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin UK Audio
• Release date: Jun 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9780141972107

Clive Cussler

Clive Cussler was an underwater explorer and adventure novelist. He was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or main author of more than 80 books, many including the popular character Dirk Pitt. He passed away in 2020.

Reviews for The Silent Sea

[krushkelsey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

this was a pretty good book. i'm a fan of his van dorne detective series and thought i'd try one of these too. i wasn't as happy with it and didn't enjoy the writting as much but it was still a really good book. it may be because i'm used to the other and the story was really interesting and cool. takes place for the most part in the arctic, which i love.

[scifidave · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

What does a treasure pit in Washington, a blimp in Argentina and a sunken Chinese junk in Antarctica have in common? That is the mystery Clive Cussler solves for us in the action packed adventure.While not my all time favorite of the Cussler novels I've read, it's still an entertaining read and just what Cussler fans desire. Since the characters were introduced to me in a previous novel, this one offered the comfort of familiarity and was as much fun as I expected it would be. It also didn't slip into the 'made-for-TV, unstoppable super hero and bad guy' stereotype. I have to thank the writers for that.Good read.

[readingwithtea · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

“Good thing they shot you in the head, otherwise they could have hit something important”In this seventh of the Oregon Files thrillers, Juan Cabrillo and his team move from the Argentine border, past a few islands and on to Antarctica in their range of assignments from clearing up a NASA snafu to protecting sovereignty of oil fields and finding a medieval Chinese wreckage.I always find Cussler's novels enjoyable (see my reviews of The Navigator and Plague Ship) and this was no different. This plot was stronger than Plague Ship because it is a little darker – a crew member dies and the ending is rather sombre. The action also remains on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean rather than having the crew flying all around the world on hunches.I do like the Oregon team – Cussler has crafted a clever and cohesive team where the characters play off one another well. Juan is a great leader – strong, a little enigmatic, prone to maverick moments of following his own interests rather than doing what would be best for the crew. Man Hanley works well as his sidekick – prone to worrying, happy to be Juan’s subordinate but still a leader to the rest of the crew. Mark Murphy and the rest of them all are developed piecemeal over the series but are each easily separated in the reader’s mind.The cold open was also well done - it is unusual to have a group of children as the scene setting team, rather than warring tribes.Standard Cussler fare – plenty of fun.

[tomwheaton · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was another enjoyable read from Mr. Cussler or was it really Jack DuBrul. One never knows with a co-authored book. In any event all of these c-authored books tell a good story, somewhat beyond reallity, and are filled with lots of action.

[cmparkhurst · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good read. Typical of a Cussler book. Small group saves the world.

[dswaddell · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Venezuala, and China conspire to take over Antarctica while the US is unable to move because of it's massive debt to China. Only the crew of the Oregon stand in the way. A really nice read where the action flows well.