Friday, October 12, 2012

The Serpent by Clive Cussler

On the bottom of the icy sea off Nantucket lies the battered remains of the Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria. But few know that within its bowels rests a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity-- a treasure that now holds the key to a puzzle that is costing people their lives
For Kurt Austin, the leader of a courageous National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA) exploration team, the killing begins when he makes a daring rescue of a beautiful marine archaeologist. The target of a powerful Texas industrialist named Halcon, Nina Kirov was attacked off the coast of Morocco after her discovery of a carved stone head that may prove to be Christoper Columbus was not the first European to discover America. Soon Kurt and Nina embark on a deadly mission to uncover Halcon's masterful plan-- an insidious scheme that would have him carve out a new nation from the southwest United States and Mexico, and ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.
With Austin's elite NUMA crew attacking the murderous conspiracy from different sides, an extraordinary truth emerges: that Columbus may have made a fifth, unknown voyage to America in search of a magnificent  treasure. And that the silent. steel hull of the Andrea Doria not only holds the answer to what the explorer may have found--but thee fate of the United State itself.
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6 comments:

  1. KahlaOctober 12, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    This sounds like a good book. Do you have a favorite character? How do you feel about this book? Is this book in a series? Do you have a favorite part?

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  2. misfishOctober 13, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Yes-- how do you like the book so far?

    Thanks-
    Missy

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  3. greenpersonOctober 26, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    To Missy,
    This book wasn't what I expected after all the characters are supposed to be part of NUMA not familiar with special ops groups. There is defiantly lots of similarities between this series and The Oregon files. It has the same suspense and mystery as the other series that he puts in his other books.

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  4. misfishOctober 27, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    Hi,Alden-
    I'm glad it has suspense and mystery; are you enjoying it even though it's not what you expected? Can you give an example of a way in which Cussler creates suspense in the novel?
    Thanks,
    Missy

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  5. NoahOctober 27, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    I Loved this book, how do feel about it?

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  6. greenpersonNovember 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Cussler is a master of suspense. He leaves cliff hangers that make you wonder weather or not something drastic has happened to the main character. I do like the book because he is and excellent suspense writer. When I do have time to read I always find myself trying not to put the book down.

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