"From the first word to the very last one, I felt breathless as the action just kept coming at me."
Reviewed by Tina Avon
Posted August 22, 2011
Suspense
I have never read anything by author Boyd Morrison but the
storyline caught my interest and I was excited to "dig"
into this novel. For me, one of the most important facets of any book is to
make sure that you catch your audience's interest from the
opening line of your story and THE VAULT did not disappoint. From the first word to the very last one, I felt breathless
as the action just kept coming at me. Right then and
there, I knew that I was going to love, love this novel. If you are going to write this type of "thriller" then you
had better a) know how to keep up the pace, and b) know
your history (and your stuff) and author Morrison supplied
us with both. THE VAULT was incredibly detailed and well researched,
while at the same time being engaging, keeping my interest
for the entire run of the storyline - a minor miracle,
considering how I am extremely picky about books that are
detailed focus. Morrison mastered the intrigue and the facts into a
wonderfully tightly woven story that had me wanting more
and more. Surprisingly, the author even managed to create
a very well developed character in Tyler Locke that made me
care about what happens to him. What a fun read that ended too quickly!
SUMMARY
In the latest international thriller from bestselling
author Boyd Morrison, former combat engineer Tyler Locke
races against time to unearth the truth about the fabled
touch of King Midas. Tyler Locke’s routine
commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a
chilling anonymous call: his father has been kidnapped, and
a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes.
When Tyler reaches the bomb on the boat’s car deck, he’s
stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict
waiting for him. She’s received the same threat, and her
sister has also been taken. In order to disarm the
bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an
engineering puzzle—a puzzle written in ancient Greek. But
preventing the explosion is only the first step; they soon
learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless
criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible
mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King
Midas. Tyler and Stacy have just five days to track
down the gold. Armed with an ancient manuscript penned by
brilliant Greek inventor Archimedes, they begin a quest to
unravel a two-thousand-year-old mystery whose answer is
hidden within the workings of a cryptic artifact: the
Antikythera Mechanism, a device designed by Archimedes
himself. To save their loved ones and prevent their captors
from recovering a treasure that will finance unspeakable
devastation, the two scramble to Italy, Germany, Greece, and
finally to the streets of New York City in a race against
the clock to find the truth behind the story of King
Midas. The Vault combines an explosive premise
and blistering pace with a fascinating exploration of one of
history’s most intriguing inventors and a brilliant
reimagining of an ancient legend.
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