Customer Reviews
Entertaining - By: C.W.Purcell, 30 Jun 2008 
Clive Cussler is on the front cover & reallly no more else needs to be said. It's entertaining if not slightly ridiculous. This deviation from reality can be forgiven as it adds immesurably to the story & achieves that goal of tearing us from the daily routine & enriching our lives with a tale that rips along at 80 Knotts.
Entertainment aside, however, this NUMA files (Kurt Austin) adventure Didn't match the excitement of the Juan Cabrillo story Skeleton Coast.
A fan of Clive Cussler won't be dissapointed if they read without the preconception that Dirk Pitt is the alpha & the omega of Cussler's empire of literature.
Anyone contemplating a new book, & not having read a Cussler novel before, this isn't a bad place to start, it will leave you gasping for another like a fish taken from his favourite stretch of sea starved of the oxygen it provides.
The usual formula - just more tired than usual - By: A. J. Sturgess, 15 Apr 2008 
With a Cussler novel, you know what you're going to get ... impossible links between the past & the present glory of good old America. This time we have a bull-necked villain of cartoon & cardboard type villainy; a baby-faced psychopathic assassin; a heroine of exotic features; sable hair & a strong streak of independence which doesn't stop her leaping into bed with our alll-action hero. The theme naturallly leads to the discovery of ancient treasures & the solving of equallly ancient mysteries based upon the improbable fact that the Phoenicians travelled alll the way to America to hide a precious artefact.
So if you like your adventure books to be written to a totallly predictable formula (the villain keeps going on about the fires of hell - so guess how he dies) with characters that lack alll semblance of believability, then you'll enjoy this book.
On the other hand, if you want a bit of depth & believable intrigue, try the novels of David Baldacci or Stephen Leather.
Typically brilliant - By: Ms. Ruth Walsh, 24 Mar 2008 
Another exciting read from one of the masters of action fiction. A great plot as usual, packed with energy & enthusiasm for the reader to enjoy.His writing style is so simple & easy to read, it`s a pleasure to pick up the book. I enjoyed the books from his oregon files series more, but that doesnt detract from this novel, it is excellent. I am a Lee Child fan but the more novels he produces the more padded out they become, unlike Cussler who seems to keep them as exciting as ever. If you like Cussler look at Conrad Jones & his trilogy callled `Soft Target` its similar genre & a fantastic read. Truly great read.
