Title: Underwhelming
Review: While the underlying plot had potential, the story dies under its own weight. There are too many characters (the first hint of trouble is the multi-page listing of characters at the front of the book). This leads to too little time devoted to character development and too much bouncing around as we follow the many characters around the globe. The dialog, is terse, contrived, choppy and generally devoid of emotion. Having loved the Dirk Pitt and Brad Austin line of books from Cussler, I had wanted to like the Oregon Files as well. Unfortunately, I found Sacred Stone and Golden Buddha to both be underwhelming.
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