Riptide

This novel is centered around a real mystery in Nova Scotia called the Money Pit. The authors have done a great job fictionalizing this real phenom and asking what if some zillionaire with all the most high tech toys and dream-team crew attacked the problem. And then, what might the most awesome truth underneath the treasure actually be, in the most cinematic of circumstances. Well played, I say. My only complaint is that the inevitable "turning evil" of certain people is a touch too predictable, sudden, and extreme. But the thought they have put into the above issues is thrilling in its thoroughness and sophistication. Nice job.

i always love the preston/child books- esp. the pendergast ones. and even though this is not an agent pendergast novel i enjoyed it immensely. worth the money ;)

Simply put, this is a classic Preston/Child/Brick story, with many twists and decent character development. The action scenes drag abit, but the story is full of enough historical information and plot development to keep fans of this genre fully satisfied. I recommend this!

Possibly, though reading a book will always be better for me.

Unraveling the mystery of what's hidden in the island.

Preston and Child are great at incorporating historical elements into mysteries and creating believable plots.

This was my first book by Preston & Child. The story was interesting and the main characters well developed. On the other hand, it dragged at times with too many irrelevant asides. The length could have been cut by about 25% with a corresponding increase in tension and excitement. The outcome was foreseeable even if the details were not. I am not a doctor, but even I came to anticipate the true cause of the anomalies and illnesses long before Hatch.

Scott Brick is a good narrator, a clear speaker, and I have listened to him read other books. However, his talents are apparently not well-suited to this style of novel. Some things are done quite well, such as emulating a French accent. However, in emotional situations, his voice became softer and artificially higher, and nearly every sentence ended with a falloff in amplitude. It was more irritating than effective. I found myself rewinding and turning up the volume temporarily.

Fully enjoyed this book.
The story was well writen and presented by the narrator.
Exciting and I hated to come to the end would have listen to many more hours of the story.
It's the kind of story I've come to expect from these two authors.
You'll enjoy it I'm sure of it.

I know audible fans love Preston-Child books, and this was my first. I stuck with it, found myself getting into it, but honestly, I don't see what others do. Scott Brick, who I normally think is terrific, lacked in his various accents (brooklyn??? what??), his female voices, and his overall delivery. I found the story heavy, logey, uncompelling. As more and more characters were introduced and took center stage, the story increased its interest, but, I won't pick up another Preston-Child book again for a while.

NOT SCOTT BRICK!!! His narration gets under my skin.
Love Lincoln Child... have many of his

NO!!

Could only listen for a minute before I realized I wanted to jump off a bridge

I have listened to almost 200 audio books over the years, and I must say this is one of the best yet. Great story and great narration. Well worth burning a credit on this book.

Maybe I'll find this more exicting, but half way through I have to say this is the wrong narrator for this....His voice is so sing songy that it almost lulls me to sleep at times...And you don't want that when pushing 40 tons of tractor and trailer down the road....The story is fine but the reader is too damn soothing