The Hunt For Atlantis
A LOST CIVILIZATION.A DANGEROUS QUEST.A DEADLY SECRET.It’s one of history’s most enduring and controversial legends—the lost city of Atlantis. Archaeologist Nina Wilde is certain she’s solved the riddle of its whereabouts—and with the help of reclusive billionaire Kristian Frost, his beautiful...
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A LOST CIVILIZATION.A DANGEROUS QUEST.A DEADLY SECRET.It’s one of history’s most enduring and controversial legends—the lost city of Atlantis. Archaeologist Nina Wilde is certain she’s solved the riddle of its whereabouts—and with the help of reclusive billionaire Kristian Frost, his beautiful daughter, Kari, and ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, she’s about to make the most important discovery in centuries. But not everyone wants them to succeed: a powerful and mysterious organization will stop at nothing to ensure that a secret submerged for 11,000 years never resurfaces.More than one would-be discoverer has already died in pursuit of Atlantis’s secrets—including Nina’s own parents. Failure isn’t an option. From the streets of Manhattan to the Brazilian jungle, from a Tibetan mountaintop to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, Nina and Eddie will race against time—and follow a trail of danger and death to a revelation so explosive, it could destroy civilization forever….
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ISBN:
9780553592856 (0553592858)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Random
Pages no: 514
Edition language: English
Series: Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase (#1)
DNF stopped at page 192. I like action but it was just too goofy. The characters tried to make everything into a joke. I guess it was suppose to be funny but it wasnt. I think it would have been alot better if the author didn't try to make a comedy out of everything. I had high hopes but it's not to...
This books rating is probably a 3.49 - just low enough that I didn't feel like rounding up, but better than average.
The Hunt for Atlantis is rip-roaring treasure hunting adventure that keeps the fans of this genre on their toes. Andy McDermott doesn't bother trying to be 'literary'. He just writes a fun book here. When a reader goes into this book, they should keep that in mind. McDermott also keeps the narrat...
Not great but not bad either. I couldn't help but fall for Eddie Chase though :) He is definitely my favorite character so far!
This is an almost non-stop action thrill ride. Once it gets going there's barely any down time which isn't really a bad thing. There isn't that much character development, while the characters are done well there isn't much relationship growth during the book. That being said the action scenes ar...