[.ca] Deep Storm: A Novel (ISBN 0739332759)

Child's finally measures up on a solo effort!,:
The Preston/Child writing team have been top notch for years, but in my opinion Lincoln Child's solo novels have never quite measured up. With Deep Storm Child's has finally hit a solo home run! Naval Physician, Pete Cane is sent out to investigate a Mysterious disease that is attacking the crew of an oil rig. When he arrives he learns things are much worse as those affected are actually members of an undersea research laboratory who are excavating a deep water archeological site. The tension between what is taking place down below, and the mystery of what the scientist are looking for is perfectly balanced. The story grabbed me from the firs page and did not let go! I love Archeological mysteries and one set in the deep ocean was especially interesting. I can't say more because I don't want to spoil the thrills and surprises. But if you were not impressed with Child's previous solo efforts you still might want to give Deep Storm a try.

excellent:
Better than I expected,just as good as the Doug Preston Lincoln Child team usually produce.I had trouble putting the book down.I finished it in about 5 days,this is quick for me as I have both a job and a great wife.Lucky me.You will have many sleepless nights if you grab this novel of mystery and wonder.Kinda reminded me a bit of the Abyss.Loved it.oh and my wife too. Steve G

DEEP ...SOMETHING - FOR SURE!:
I always considered writing a solitary endeavor so I would never thought I would say this: Child NEEDS Preston - and Preston NEEDS Child. I have read almost all their solo attempts. This one is the best and, once more, it fails. Badly. DEEP STORM is one of those technothrillers that starts off with the best omens only to quickly get stuck in a mud-field of trivialities, cliches and predictable plot twists. Reminding of Michael Crichton's the SPHERE, it is about a mysterious underwater artifact. An oil platform during maintenance picks up a strange signal. Is it coming from the relics of Atlantis? Is it even human? As with the SPHERE, an (overly luxurious) deep-sea research colony is built in record time (I doubt that...oil paintings and gourmet food would ever be sent to a military deep-sea environment, but maybe that's just me...). And then the strange illnesses start. Of course, a specialist doctor is summoned. Undercover agents, security-obsessed cross-eyed villains (I found that touch of very poor taste - comparable to Dan Brown's albino villain) and danger of stellar proportions serve as the backdrop of our hero's abilities, determination and endless luck to save the day. After the first chapters it begins spinning around itself, not really going anywhere. All in all, not a bad read - but keep your expectations down. This is neither the RELIC nor the ICE LIMIT.