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Readers first thrilled to the breathtaking adventures of deep-sea diver Ben Gannon in Crash Dive...

Now readers who crave more will get their fill--as McKinna pits his deep-sea adventurer against modern-day pirates in exotic Indonesia.

Praise for Crash Dive: "Absorbing...Drawing from his own experience as a commercial diver, McKinna is generous with the details. [His] story of man vs. sea holds surprises."--Publishers Weekly

"A Thrilling, Realistic, Nail-Biting Hell-Ride. McKinna puts you on the bomb-laden oil rig with minutes to go before detonation. Builds to an explosive surprise ending and Left Me Craving More..."--Michael DiMercurio

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good action, no frills, Dec 21 2003

By	"athowill" (Mentone, Ca) - See all my reviews

The title above describes well Mckinna's writing style. Some authors are known for innovative or flashy writing styles that are as much a part of the story as the characters inhabiting the pages. But not here. Here Mckinna cuts to the chase, shoots from the hip, I could probaby think of a couple more cliches to describe his "to the point" style of narration. I guess you could say his lack of style is a style unto itself. It also lends itself to telling a story that needs no embellishment. He wisely lets the story drive itself along, and it does...without question. Instead, Mckinna spends his time developing characters which either endear themselves to you, or repluse you. As far as action adventure stories go, he does well putting characters you like, Ben and Sass, into a set of events that hook and drag you along. And the villian, he was as disgusting a character I've ever encountered in a novel and was fascinating as much as he was repulsive. Mckinna gets an A plus for character development here. The fact that he seems to know well what he is writing about, mainly the diving aspect, keeps you interested as well. I imagine many people picked up the book the first time for the same reason I did, and that was the dive related story line. I imagine a lot of Cussler fans read this one. Though not as much an international espionage story as Crash Dive, actually it wasn't at all, it stands up well as a character driven adventure. One word of caution, if you are squeemish, don't give this one a try. Mckinna plays hard ball, and pulls no punches when it comes to his villian. Ok, two more cliches there. The followup book Shark Lake was more in the same line as this, more character driven than plot jumbled. Which is good. Though it is a good effort to immitate Clancy's work, I believe the character centered stories that the series has developed into, will keep a loyal group of readers returning to the book isle at wal-mart, looking for the next installment in the series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars As Good As Shark Lake., Oct 22 2001

By	J.J. Askold (Denver) - See all my reviews

I'm back with another Ben Gannon review 'cause I like the author's style. I'm reviewing Tiger Reef as I read it (can you do that? I'm doing it.) So far so good. Another very appealing high adventure read, with intriguing characters and a big role for my favorite tough chick, Sass. That's heroic tough guy diver Ben Gannon's lady, in case you don't know. This book looks like it would be a good vehicle for a strong Demi Moore kind of actress. Warning: a particularly digusting bad guy in this novel. Just gross. No kissing desired. But the book's a winner. I recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This One's Worth The Money!, Feb 3 2001

By	jewels (Key West, FL) - See all my reviews

I love a really good adventure, and Tiger Reef is one of those. A lot of fun to read. Likeable good guys and awful bad guys. This is part of a series so I'll be looking for more. Yippee! A new writer I can get into!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Holy Breath-Hold, Batman, what a great story!

Published on Jan 21 2001 by Roman Calvaras

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Thriller I've Read In Ten Years!
I was on diving vacation in the Florida Keys when I found this book. This is simply the best action-adventure book I've read in a decade. Read more

Published on Jan 20 2001 by Juan Vasquez

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Adventure, Great Writing!
Got this book for Christmas and read it in one shot. An updated old-fashioned adventure story on and in the South Seas, complete with AK-toting Sumatran pirates, killer squid,... Read more

Published on Jan 4 2001 by C.C.

3.0 out of 5 stars Very little diving and 2 dimensional characters....
Being a diver myself, I was looking for a good diving novel, this isn't one. The Hero is too perfect, very 2 dimensional as are all the characters... Read more

Published on Dec 26 2000