Title: Reads like a rejected movie script
Review: Without the Clive Cussler name this book would never have been printed, except by a vanity press. The character development is shallow, with references to known movie stars used as a descriptive crutch in some cases. The "Cast of Characters" carried in the front of the book is fortunate, allowing the reader to keep track of the very forgettable characters. The book reads like a rejected movie script turned novel.Cussler again affronts his loyal fans whom he seems to take for granted these days. His writing has become careless, arrogant, and sloppy, beginning with the insertion of himself as a character in stories like Sahara and Valhalla Rising, where he rips the reader out of the adventure and back to reality. He has lost the right to a loyal following.Cussler's annual "Just In Time For Christmas" novels are off my gift list. I'll take pleasure in the search and discovery of other worthy adventure novelists who, I'm sure, are out there.
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