Deep Storm starts with an interesting premise: A physician is brought to a deep sea oil rig to investigate a rash of medical problems. When he arrives, he is told that the actual site is on the ocean floor, and that they project has discovered the remains of Atlantis. Shortly after arriving at the site, and the full and real story begins to reveal itself of what they have found, the book begins a breakneck pace.
Like my last review, I picked this book up in the airport, on my way outbound. I probably would have purchased it anyway, as I have read one of Child’s previous novels (Utopia), and most of his collaborations with Douglas Preston (starting with Relic), so it was not really an impulse buy.
All in all, it was a pleasurable read, and I finished it (well, except for about 40 pages that I got through at home) on the trip. Not a light read, but fun, and keeps you interested.
Child shows some great characterization, and a change from what has become the gratuitous “quick blossoming relationship with obligatory sex scene” that is in almost EVERY book these days.
A fun read that keeps up a good level of suspense, and throws in a few surprises.