I was always a Clive Cussler fan from the beginning with Dirk Pitt, however, not a fan of the collaborations of him with other authors, too military for me. This series of 3 books, adventures of the husband and wife team of the Fargos, has won me back into the fold. A true Clive Cussler gem back in the tradition of adventure, treasure, historical information, and a trip around the world in the process. Right away sent for next two and read them all in the space of a week. Great series, hope there's more to come.
Another one of those formula plots where the hero(s) overcomes impossible odds according to the following:
hero + faces impossible situation + then miracle occurs = hero wins out again.
In this case, the hero and heroine win out due to their brain power + their physical skills + their employee who never sleeps and finds all the answers they need by breaking into secure servers for the information + their contacts in high places + their cell phone + their brashness, etc., etc., etc.
I read some of Cussler's early work and enjoyed same. Then he began to write for those people who really didn't want to think too much about what they were reading. So I stopped reading him.
I got this book for free and was somewhat intrigued with the plot threads of Napoleon and Spartan gold. About halfway through, I began skimming the text looking to see where the plot was taking me. Even though I didn't have to spend the $9.99 for the book, I rue the waste of time that I could have spent reading something intellectually stimulating.
I guess these books make money for the authors and publishers. However, life is too short to waste time reading another one of Cussler's books. At least that is my opinion, obviously a great many other people think Cussler writes entertaining literature.
hero + faces impossible situation + then miracle occurs = hero wins out again.
In this case, the hero and heroine win out due to their brain power + their physical skills + their employee who never sleeps and finds all the answers they need by breaking into secure servers for the information + their contacts in high places + their cell phone + their brashness, etc., etc., etc.
I read some of Cussler's early work and enjoyed same. Then he began to write for those people who really didn't want to think too much about what they were reading. So I stopped reading him.
I got this book for free and was somewhat intrigued with the plot threads of Napoleon and Spartan gold. About halfway through, I began skimming the text looking to see where the plot was taking me. Even though I didn't have to spend the $9.99 for the book, I rue the waste of time that I could have spent reading something intellectually stimulating.
I guess these books make money for the authors and publishers. However, life is too short to waste time reading another one of Cussler's books. At least that is my opinion, obviously a great many other people think Cussler writes entertaining literature.
