Two former operatives, one SpecOps, the other CIA, must pretend to be lovers while piloting a yatch as the center of an international intrigue that threatens an American city.The two are so sympatico that its almost impossible to believe that they've just meet. They fact that they're working for a private contractor, and have no idea who the bad guys are — in the US government or the Soviets — adds to the danger level.If you like Lowell, this won't disappoint. How this novel got a close to a 4 star review is beyond me. The plot had great potential, but the book ended up being just plain boring. The "action" part of the book is all talk but NO ACTION. And all the talk is about BOATS and YACHTS. Reading this book was like reading a manual on operating heavy machinery (boats:)), and i wonder how this was not an issue with everyone > 20 pages at a time about how the engine "purrs", how the ropes are tied, how to navigate it through still and stormy waters, how fast to go, how to watch out for obstacles (LOGS!!!!?!) - Who cares?! If I wanted to read up on navigating yachts properly I would have gotten a "do it yourself" book, not a romance thriller!!! One word > BOOOOOOORRRRIIINGGGG!!! As for the romance - no chemistry can be felt , despite a lot of talk about it... overall - poorly "executed" novel.And just one more thing > had the author spent just a tiny portion of time used on useless yacht/boat navigation info on researching OTHER topics, the book would be more realistic. Just an example - Russian/Georgian/Soviet names > Tarik, Temori, Taras, Amanar... ?? What?! Maybe Turkish, Afgan, Albanian, Arabic... But Slavic/russian - no.
What do You think about Death Echo (2010)?
Suspense and romance as a private detective the a federal agent join forces to stop a smuggler
—zak
Too much description of the ship mechanics for me to understand
—Madden
Well done, good action and excitement. Enjoyable read.
—jorriel
