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4.0 out of 5 stars
NON-STOP EXCITEMENT,
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This review is from: Riptide (Hardcover)
I'm a fan of Preston/Child books, so when I saw this was based on the infamous "Money Pit" on Oak Island off Nova Scotia, I had to read it. In the case of the Money Pit, the mystery has to do with who built the pit (which, as in Riptide, has claimed many lives of would-be treasure hunters) and how it was built, as well as what exactly is hidden in the pit.In Riptide, the whole mystery is around how the pit was built and why no one has been able to penetrate down to the treasure. We already know WHO build it (the pirate Ockham) and we know he had amassed incredible treasure from his raids. So the whole problem is why the pit defeats everyone. The island's owner, Malin Hatch, gets a visit from a man who has discovered an old book that holds clues in the form of cyphers written in invisible ink. Crack the mysterious code and you'll learn the secret of the pit. This new source is the key to who was its ingenious architect and why for 300 years no one has been able to get the treasure. Okay, that makes having another attempt make some sense, but I could not understand why the Captain (and his salvage company, Thalassa) would begin the attempt before totally cracking the code. Wouldn't you want to learn everything BEFORE starting on a search that had claimed so many lives from previous seekers? Even if you had millions of dollars to throw at the project? I liked the characters in this story and, as in the authors' other books, characters come to learn about themselves as the tale unfolds. Events of the past come into focus as Malin Hatch returns to his quaint seaside hometown to find the answers that mean more to him than the treasure. But the lure of gold and untold wealth casts its spell and each character reacts in his own way, some being seduced. The character of the minister Clay adds a dimension to the story, as does the interplay between Hatch and the sexy archeologist Isobel Bonterre. Lots of people end up dead as diasaster after bone-chilling disaster befall the treasure hunters, and the truth is finally revealed in the last pages of this exciting story.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Money is bad for you, especially in a Money Pit...,
By "madonluv" (MY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Riptide (Mass Market Paperback)
First things first. The Money Pit is a legendary pirate treasure hoard that has been inviting - and claiming lives - a lot of treasure-seekers for years. No one really for real knows whether it is a location of priceless treasures or just a buzz that grew into preposterous legend. Several excavations had been done there but none came up with anything save for a puzzling slab of stone with some inscriptions that meant, for the moment, nothing. And also, the further they dug into the hole, the more perilous it became. This was because the location of the Money Pit was on a beach, where the tide can rise faster than you can say the book title.With those facts, Riptide cleanly incorporated these problems and puzzles into itself. The result is a hole where the promise of great riches lure, but the outcome is very questionable. Kinda like the stock exchange. On the bad side, the characters seems to me a tad underdeveloped. None of them stands out as memorable. That said, I'm a sucker for adventures, and this sucked me right in and I was happy to go along for the ride. This was a great book, especially when Michael Crichton's reign in techno-adventure seems to wane. Although there were a few techno-jargons, technophobes need not fear. And the ending is literally explosive. You will discover who and why Sir Christopher Wren is important...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Riviting,
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This review is from: Riptide (Mass Market Paperback)
This book holds the reader's attention with great excitement. The twists that the plot takes from chapter to chapter makes you feel like you are on a fast moving roller coaster and almost breathless with excitement. Right up to the very end you are present with the characters and feel their emotions as they build to the final climax!
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