Christopher Cartwright (1)

This author frustrates me to no end. He’s a fantastic writer but every book I’ve read by him has several serious editing issues, like the big one in this book. The characters are all admiring a glass skull that a page later is removed from a briefcase. How’s that even possible. ??? Dialog is often unrealistic although it improved in this book. It always makes me want to stop right there. But his descriptions are top notch—some of the best landscape descriptions I’ve read, such as show more his descriptions of the Skeleton Coast of Namibia and the hidden underground lake in the Kalahari Desert. They are fantastic! He does his homework and he does it well. With a bit more care, these could easily be 5-star thrillers. show less

This is a thriller trying to do too much with too little editing. It had a distracting lack of consistency (did Zara have a tinge or a heavy French accent? did the Vatican know about the eruption of a new island or did it not?). It often felt like the author juggled chapters & forgot to adjust the timing. Dialog early in the book was cringeworthy but improved. And it could be very confusing. Why a thumbs up? He’s a good writer in need of a good editor, who’d minimize the thriller tropes, show more fix the consistency and dialog problems, make his explanations of predicting the future clearer, and proofread it. Really. The author’s descriptions of places and people were excellent. He kept it moving. So much potential. I hope he finds an editor, or spends more time cleaning up the books instead of churning them out at breakneck speed (or so it seems). show less

This was a good palate cleanser: nonstop thriller action. A Colorado man goes missing in the ancient pueblos and his wracked body is found in subterranean caves in the Bering Strait. How? About 2/3 thru I learned the underlying story is connected to the first 7 books in the series. But I took it in stride and enjoyed it nonetheless.

The Cassidy Project
Sam Reilly, Book 5
By: Christopher Cartwright
Narrated by: David Gilmore
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
These Sam Reilly books just keep getting better and better! They are part Dan Brown, Indiana Jones, and James Bond but more grounded. Always lots of twists and turns, adventure, action, advanced science or a touch of science fiction, and wonderful characters. By now I feel like the crew is part family! Lol.
The narrator is great and it helps show more having the same one all the time. He does a wonderful job. show less