Welshrogue

A fallen meteroite that was found by a viking is the centerpiece in a wild chase to avoid the mass murder of those attending a religious event, with the Corporation hard at work to avoid any bloodshed.

There was a time when a Clive Cussler book was exciting, thrilling and took the reader along for a ride that they wouldn’t soon forget. Now it feels like a hook up with a past lover where the memories are much better than the actual deed. Sacred Stone is way too busy with plots spining out and a multitude of characters. So much goes on that you don’t actually get emotionally involved in anything that is going on.

This is the kind of plot that Stephen Coonts does very well and Tom Clancy used to do very well. This is not the kind of plot that should inhabit the world that Clive Cussler has created over many years and some great books. There are great ideas contained on the pages but they get rushed, or not given the treatment they deserve. You could almost say that there is too much going on for just one story.

Disappointing due to the high standard expected from the author, otherwise simply OK.

A doctor with naval experience is flown to an oil rig in the North Atlantic to deal with an illness. What he finds there is like nothing he has ever encountered before and it is getting worse.

The plot is very similar to Michael Crichton‘s Sphere, although on a larger scale and a different twist. It has a large number of characters as compared to the sparsh Sphere but with multiple similarities between the two, it does feel as if this is the second attempt to tell the same story. While some of the technical information used is slightly confusing, there is nothing that causes the author to stop and have to decypher a passage.

The main characters are likeable without getting into too much detail about them. Some appear to be stereotypical but not to an extreme. The pages turn quickly and the tension builds up as the reader is drawn towards the end of the book.

A good book, similar in style to a James Rollins novel with the obvious similarities to Sphere.

Harry Bosch is called to investigate a murder that appears to have been an execution. In short order, the investigation becomes a lot more complicated as federal agents are called in because of the identity of the victim and his access to dangerous materials. Before you know it, Bosch is involved in a desperate search for individuals who could have these materials and a way to distribute them in LA.

A shorter book than normal, The Overlook is a fast paced book with the usual plot twists and turns, all centered around one of the most enjoyable characters in books today. Harry Bosch is honest, intelligent, and yet human and very likeable. Surrounded by well crafted characters and plots, Bosch keeps the readers interest from page one onwards.

In some ways, I hope that there is never a movie made of a Bosch book, because I don’t know how anyone could capture the essence of who Bosch is. He is the reason why Michael Connelly has so many best selling books. I would say that if there was to be a movie made, it would have to be directed by Michael Mann who captured the LA of Bosch in the amazing movie “Collateral”.

The Overlook is a great, if short, book. The plot gives the reader what they want, and Bosch as always rocks. Another great book.