This Mass Market Paperback Book item from Grand Central Publishing was reviewed on 4-Nov-2008.
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1) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. This book reads like one of those cheesy disaster movies (such as The Posiedon Adventure or The Towering Inferno). We get introduced to dozens of cardboard characters in the slow-paced first half of the book. A few characters become three-dimensional only by folding the cardboard a bit. We hear hints of a curse (yawn). The local fanatical preacher hates the idea of digging for pirate gold, but no one keeps an eye on him or beefs up security (when we know he will encourage or commit sabotage). A mass pirate grave is uncovered, and the main character (Dr. Hatch, an infectious disease expert) cannot figure out that they probably died of a contagious illness.
This book has no substance. Even skimming over some paragraphs I find it too slow-paced to tolerate. I cannot understand the dozens of five-star reviews. Are these commenters such fans of Preston and Child that they post rave reviews for every book?¤ 2) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. High-school level writing, OK mystery, amateurish character development, fun action. It was alright, that´s it.¤ 3) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. Love these authors together, always a great little read that will keep you going back for more. Still have to say the Pendergast novels are the very best...so more of them if you please! You´ll enjoy it...take it to the beach or on an airplane...you won´t be bored.¤ 4) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. It was a great premise. Good characters and an easy to read style that kept me turning the pages. However, I kept waiting for the book to really start. I was expecting something spectacular to come with the turn of the next page. As the amount of pages left began to dwindle it became apparent that it would never come. There was a twist to the story. One in which I saw coming well before it was revealed.¤ 5) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. After reading The Relic and Brimstone (both books by Preston and Child and with the fictionilized character Pendergast) I decided to read something different. Believe me, this is probably one of the best books I have ever read. A true adventure. You will not be able to put it down until you have finished reading.¤ 6) Mass Market Paperback Book Riptide by Grand Central Publishing. 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? National ads, including "USA Today.".¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 2-Dec-2008, 04466071779780446607179, 770-780-320-350-620-750-8 
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