Synopsis
Your Top Secret credentials are checked and verified many times before you are allowed to accompany Dr. Peter Crane to a research facility located two miles below the ocean's surface near Greenland. The underwater city was built in the aftermath of an incredible archaeological discovery from an offshore oil platform rumored to involve the lost city of Atlantis.
The facility is huge - think "Mall of the Americas" underwater or picture a submerged aircraft carrier - really big. It is staffed and operated under the dual leadership of the military and the scientific community, which foreshadows a natural conflict of motives.
Dr. Crane, a specialist in deep-sea pressure-related anomalies, has been summoned to the scene to investigate a number of mysterious illnesses affecting the physical and psychological status of the entire crew. Due to a web of security features that border on paranoia, Dr. Crane is rendered helpless to investigate the facility and determine the possible source of the illness.
As more and more employees become violent or dead, Dr. Crane gradually discovers some inconsistencies in both the mission and the motives of the operation. When the entire structure is threatened with imminent implosion, the secrets start revealing themselves, leading to a frantic and compelling finale. * * *
My Two Cents Worth
Deep Storm was my first Lincoln Child novel. I picked it out of the stack, scanned the cover, and started reading, covering the first 135 pages without interruption. With very few exceptions, I found myself fully engrossed in the story and unexpectedly entertained. I found the military commander, Admiral Spartan, to be a little too "Third Reich" and the scientific director, Dr. Usher, to be weak and almost incompetant, but it served to enhance the stature and necessity of Dr. Crane.
Child did an admirable job of creating a convincing environment for me, and the pace of the action was crisp and not nearly as predictable as I had feared. I think this would make a much better movie than The Abyss. I will be looking forward to reading more from Mr. Child.
Paperback
419 pages
4 hours
Your Top Secret credentials are checked and verified many times before you are allowed to accompany Dr. Peter Crane to a research facility located two miles below the ocean's surface near Greenland. The underwater city was built in the aftermath of an incredible archaeological discovery from an offshore oil platform rumored to involve the lost city of Atlantis.
The facility is huge - think "Mall of the Americas" underwater or picture a submerged aircraft carrier - really big. It is staffed and operated under the dual leadership of the military and the scientific community, which foreshadows a natural conflict of motives.
Dr. Crane, a specialist in deep-sea pressure-related anomalies, has been summoned to the scene to investigate a number of mysterious illnesses affecting the physical and psychological status of the entire crew. Due to a web of security features that border on paranoia, Dr. Crane is rendered helpless to investigate the facility and determine the possible source of the illness.
As more and more employees become violent or dead, Dr. Crane gradually discovers some inconsistencies in both the mission and the motives of the operation. When the entire structure is threatened with imminent implosion, the secrets start revealing themselves, leading to a frantic and compelling finale. * * *
My Two Cents Worth
Deep Storm was my first Lincoln Child novel. I picked it out of the stack, scanned the cover, and started reading, covering the first 135 pages without interruption. With very few exceptions, I found myself fully engrossed in the story and unexpectedly entertained. I found the military commander, Admiral Spartan, to be a little too "Third Reich" and the scientific director, Dr. Usher, to be weak and almost incompetant, but it served to enhance the stature and necessity of Dr. Crane.
Child did an admirable job of creating a convincing environment for me, and the pace of the action was crisp and not nearly as predictable as I had feared. I think this would make a much better movie than The Abyss. I will be looking forward to reading more from Mr. Child.
Paperback
419 pages
4 hours
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