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!
In order to disarm the
bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an
engineering puzzleโa 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.
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