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Plague Ship
Adventure thriller
Plague Ship
Book 5 of the Oregon Files series
592 pages · First published 2008
Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon crew encounter a seemingly abandoned cruise ship whose passengers have died under mysterious circumstances. Their investigation leads toward a powerful organization promoting a radical vision for humanity and willing to use mass death to achieve it. As Cabrillo follows the trail, the threat expands beyond a single ship into a biological scheme capable of affecting populations around the world. The Corporation must expose the conspiracy and stop its architects before their carefully prepared plague becomes irreversible. Best suited to readers seeking sustained suspense, a sinister conspiracy, and a maritime mission where the danger reaches far beyond the ship.
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Action violence, including armed confrontations and explosions · Mass deaths and disturbing scenes involving numerous bodies · Deadly infectious disease and biological warfare · Threats of mass casualties and global catastrophe · Extremist cult activity and population-control ideology · Life-threatening maritime situations
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Midnight Cherry Shrub
Tart cherry and a sharp, tangy finish echo the dark suspense and growing sense of danger.
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- Stir the cherry juice, apple cider vinegar, and maple syrup until the syrup dissolves. Pour over ice in a highball glass, top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Fresh cherries or a rosemary sprig.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Smoked Old Fashioned
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Smoky bourbon and bitters capture the ominous atmosphere and escalating danger of this biological thriller.
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- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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