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Riptide

By: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

A centuries-old, cursed pirate's treasure, valued at over $2 billion, lies deep within the treacherous waters off the coast of Maine. Men who have attempted to unearth the fortune have suffered gruesome deaths. Will a high-tech expedition meet the same fate?

©1999 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (P)2010 Hachette

Critic reviews

"Yo ho ho? get ready for a ripping good yarn.... This nonstop action adventure has all the elements of a perfect summertime thriller - pirate treasure of unimaginable worth, 300-year-old cryptograms written in invisible ink, a legendary curse, and a driven captain who will stop at nothing to reach his goal. The red-hot authors of Reliquary score another big winner." ( Library Journal)

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Curse of Oak Island fictionalized.

Loved the story. Read the book years ago. My only complaint is the narrator, sort of dry. Could really use a better narrator. Other than that, excellent.

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great read

as usual, a great original story! you can't go wrong with Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child! I loved it!

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pirates

loved it good , ingrossing, pirate story with all the necessary piratecatergories. greed, love lust and danger

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realy good fun and a great rainy day book

What did you like best about Riptide? What did you like least?

It had lots of layers and very interesting characters. It made you wish you could escape to a island and live off the land. It had good adventure and lots of action. Some of the scenes were a little over dramatic and parts of the plot took longer to come together than was nessasery

What did you like best about this story?

It had lots of mystery and was a really good treasure hunt with unexpected clues and twists.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes very good narration.

Did Riptide inspire you to do anything?

No

Any additional comments?

Not the best book I have listened to but very enjoyable and well worth it.

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Enjoyable

Would you listen to Riptide again? Why?

This book was a good, solid, average book that kept me interested and happy to keep reading.

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Mystery Overload

Exceptionaly well researched and told. A great veteran nararator. These two are the Dynamic Duo of mystery and intrigue.

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Another Great Story

Would you consider the audio edition of Riptide to be better than the print version?

Never read any of the books, only listened to the audio.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Really didn't have a favorite.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Different tones of voice he used/\/\


Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

thoroughly enjoy his books.

Any additional comments?

I can't wait to hear another of his stories. I had a hard time trying to picture some of the tunnels he described, but other than that i thoroughly enjoyed the book.

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Please Make This A Movie!!

Adventure, mystery. Loss, satisfaction. Tension, thrill. So many feelings and plot elements that are brought to a satisfying conclusion. Fantastic work!

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Great read

Interesting story that kept you guessing. Great characters and a well developed plot. I would recommend this book as well as any other by Lincoln/ Child.

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Guessed the ending

What did you love best about Riptide?

Very creative writing with good research behind the ideas

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I guessed it

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love Scott's inflection

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Treasure hunters beware!

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