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White Cargo

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This was an outstanding book. A computer tycoon becomes a victim of piracy in the South American waters. He thinks that his wife has been killed as well as his daughter. He recieves a phone call during the night from the daughter that he thought was dead. He embarks on a rescue mission to locate his child in Columbia. The search is exciting as well. He finally joins forces with a female journalist. They trace his daughter to the empire of a drug baron nicknamed the "Anaconda". The computer tycoon uses all of his wits and cunning to free his daughter as well as himself and the female journalist. This book has many twists and turns that will constantly surprise the reader. It is hard to put this book down. It took me no time to read it. Buy this book. You will not be dissapointed.

Stuart Woods 1988 novel "White Cargo" is an excellent read. A fast paced story that keeps the reader captivated, in my case I literally could not put this book down. This is the story of Wendell Catledge aka Cat a millionaire who made his money through invention of a printer. Catledge and his wife Katherine and daughter Jinx fall prey to what appears to be piracy while yachting on the coast of South America. Catledge wakes up in hospital to find his yacht has sunk and wife and daughter are dead. Catledge returns to the states and is contempating an end to his own life, when he recieves a phone call one day, and hears Jinx's voice. Catledge now has a new reason for living, to find his daughther and to avenge his wife's killers. Catledge begins a relentless search which will lead him deep into the Columbian Jungle. To say much more would be giving away a good story, one more thing I would like to say is I really liked the characters in this novel like Bluey Holland, Meg and even Prince a more sophisticated villian. "White Cargo" is an enthralling novel which will not disappoint, with a timless value to it, highly recommended.

Cat Catledge is just beginning to come to terms with the murders of his wife and daughter when the phone rings. One word - "Daddy"- and then the phone is hung up. That phone call leads Cat and the readers on a journey through Colombia as Cat tries to find and rescue his daughter, Jinx.

Drug trafficers have fallen out of favor as the villians of choice in thriller fiction. This book, written in 1988, was written at the height of their popularity and is still a darn good read. Cat is a good hero - a rich computer printer inventor who has plenty of vulnerabilities (first and foremost his family). Woods provides an great group of friends to fill the gaps for Cat. I particularly liked Bluey, the renegade Australian pilot.

Since Jinx was kidnapped by pirates off the Colombian coast, much of the book takes place in that country. Woods does a nice job of telling the reader about the various cities without falling into the traveloge trap.

And, yes, the pages turn easily. A fun read for all (except, maybe, the fathers of beautiful eighteen year old daughters).

Do you ever get sad when you finish a book? "White Cargo" was one of those books for me. So well-written, I got emotionally involved with the characters, yet this seemed like just another page-turning thriller. Well, it is, but Stuart Woods does such a good job at character development, he makes you feel like YOU'RE on the mission, along with Cat Catledge, searching for his family's killers. A friend loaned me the book and I said it wasn't my kinda story, but he assured me I'd like it. Now I've found a new author, and I hope I like the rest of Woods' tales as much as I liked this one

This book was my first Stuart Woods novel that I've read and I wasn't disappointed. The action starts off quickly and keeps you turning pages well into the night. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the crookedness of South America, the drug trade, action, and mystery. Definitely a quick read.

I chose this book as an outside reading project for my English class. This is the first book that I have read that i just could not put down. If you do not like slow reading books, then this one is for you my friend. As you read the book, you fell like you are a part of it. I felt like I was right there in the middle of all the action. I recommend this book to every one who likes a novel full of non-stoping action.

What a great book. The main charactor Cat was great. Learned alot about Columbia and the drug traffic going on there. The book was interesting and thrilling from the start. My third Stuart Woods book and not my last.

This book was absolutely superb! I could not put it down. I would very much recommend this book to anyone, as it is a fast-paced action thriller to the very end. You will find that you are actually in the Columbian jungle, with the drug dealers, desperately searching for the one person that means so much in your life. I must say that this is by far the best Stuart Woods novel that I have read in a long time. Thank you, Mr. Woods

One of the best thrillers I have ever read. Interesting plot, great characterization, fast paced. This book is what page turners are meant to be.

I started this book around 3:pm on a monday and I simply could not put it down till I finished it I am not a regular reader of fiction but at one time in my life I was involved in (the trade) so my curiosity was piqued when I saw this book laying around so I picked it up and began to read, about 5 hours later I was finished and I was wandering what other titles by the author I could find. This is without a doubt one of the most intrigueing novels I have had the pleasure of reading I would suggest it to anyone who wants to be gripped into a frenzy and deposited in a manner that will leave you second guessing your very own sanity.