Racy but little too stretched towards the end ( )

http://pro-libertate.net/node/29 ( )

[b:Treasure|85737|Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9)|Clive Cussler|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1314486012s/85737.jpg|3041094] by [a:Clive Cussler|18411|Clive Cussler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1225620641p2/18411.jpg]
Genres: Mystery, Suspense
4 Stars

Loaded with intrigue, suspense, action, mystery, smart a## remarks and great banter between Dirk Pitt & Al Giordino. ( )

How do you connect a plane crash based on two overlapping terrorist plots, hidden mob-like family, a Mexican revolution based on bringing back the might of the Aztec empire, an Egyptian revolution based on fundamental Islam, a Roman ship far from where any Roman ship has any right to be, and the lost Library of Alexandria?

Carefully. Very very carefully.

Or you can read [b:Treasure|85737|Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9)|Clive Cussler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1314486012l/85737._SY75_.jpg|3041094] and find out. As you might guess, it's an absolutely ridiculous book, but at this point, that's pretty much Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt in a nutshell. Don't read it expecting to make overly much sense. Read it because it's a rollicking adventure novel with a sprinkling of archaeology.

I think the biggest negative of the book is that there are really two plotlines--the treasure and the revolutions--and they only barely interact with each other. It's not a deal breaker, but it is unfortunate.

A fun listen though, still worth it. ( )

It is another Dirk Pitt story, the bucaneering and wise-cracking protagonist. Plot starts with a Egyptian/Roman discovery in Greenland, through a ship hijacking in the South Atlantic, to a mass migration incited by a mad man into Texas. Pretty exciting. The usual characters portray, but the Admiral Sandecker seems to have a more prominent role than usual. Great history lesson, too. But CC got some things inaccurately displayed. ( )