Deep Storm

Deep Storm is my favorite book from Lincoln Child. I like it so much I passed it on to my brother and he liked it so much he refuses to pass it on, he's keeping it in his library. Really keeps your attention.

Lincoln Child fans would probably enjoy this book but it was not one of my favorites. I enjoy some of Lincoln Child's books but I found the beginning of this book tedious and some slow. Action picks up in the second half.

I've been a fan of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child for quite some time now and I've read everything they've ever written. At times I've found their solo efforts to be hit or miss. I didn't care for Utopia, but I thougth Death Match, Tyranosaur Canyon and the Codex were all fine books. This is my favorite. I don't know if it was the setting or the underlying plot of the whole book, the characters, not knowing who was the good guy or the bad guy or not knowing exactly what was going on till the very end that made this book so good. Perhaps a combination of all those things. The setting is the bottom of the ocean. Peter Crane is brought into a secret research facility to investigate and find a solution to a series of mysterious illnesses. Once he's down there things get stranger and stranger. The pacing of this book is really excellent, the chapters just fly by, even when there's not any action (which there's plenty of) and as each chapter goes by, Child reveals a little bit more about what's really happening miles beneath the water's surface. Highly recommended for any Preston and Child fan or people who just love a good, intriguing and smart read!

This is the kind of setting and story that Mr Child excels at - a closed universe where bad things start happening. I must admit I kind of groaned when I got a couple of chapters into the book and thought we were on a treasure hunt for Atlantis, but I should have known better. This book does not disappoint and the plot keeps twisting so you are never quite sure where it is going.

Far and away Child's best solo effort. While the characters are a little on the thin side, the premise and plotting are first rate. A little reminiscent of Child and Preston's Ice Limit (which was fantastic), this was nonetheless an excellent, action-packed, Crighton-in-his-prime, thriller. I never wanted it to end. I'm hoping for a sequel or at least a Hollywood blockbuster.

Deep Storm is a fast paced adventure with a number of unique twists. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it highly. I am a Sci-Fi enthusiast, and I think this book would be equally enjoyable to non Sci-Fi readers as well. A delightful adventure that is an easy read and hard to put down!!! What a great and unexpected ending!!!!

This book is highly recommended for thriller fans, and may appeal to sci-fi fans as well. Wildly imaginative, it'll take you by complete surprise more than once - with an ending that hits you and leaves you thinking! The setting lays the foundation for an atmosphere of unease, and it just gets better from there. As usual, Child's engaging prose draws you in immediately, and his expertly-crafted chapters will keep you turning the pages late into the night. If you think you can predict what's going to happen - you'll probably be wrong! Make sure you're well-rested before you start reading - you won't want to put it down once you begin.