Deep Storm (Dr. Jeremy Logan Book 1)

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Lincoln worked on hundreds of books before St. The success of the book drove Lincoln to drop everything else and become a full-time writer. A bizarre medical condition is plaguing an oil rig in the North Atlantic and Peter Crane is summoned to provide assistance. Upon further investigation, the former naval doctor learns that the answers might lie on an advanced research facility called Deep Storm on the ocean floor.

The facility was designed to excavate an undersea site that may unveil the truth about centuries of myth. Crane, who eventually descends to Deep Storm, learns that the legendary city of Atlantis was discovered by routine drilling some months. Not long after that, the strange illness began to assault the scientists and technicians in the vicinity. Crane begins to search for the truth behind the medical ailment.

The first book in the Dr. Rather it is more fluff than anything, not the kind of book one will remember once they are done. The Federal Wildlife Zone in Alaska is a very remote and inhospitable place. However, Evan Marshall and his team only see the opportunity given to them to study the effects of global warming. Plans are immediately made to thaw the creature from the ice on live television. The natives are less than pleased about the development and warn everyone involved against this course of action. This book is predictable. It is just another monster story that finds a cast of characters lost in the wild where they are picked off one by one.

Readers who were expecting something more substantial than what they read in Deep Storm will be disappointed. Though, Lincoln Child does an amazing job of describing the frozen North and the brutal nature of winter. The weather was more of an engaging enemy than the creature.

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Doctor Logan makes an appearance but he is barely in the story. In fact, the cast as a whole was largely underused. Lincoln has shown that he can do better, but that storytelling potential is absent here. If you see one missing just send me an e-mail below. Our author of the month is Canadian author Opal Carew who writes erotic romance novels. Opal has written over novels with multiple book series such as the Dirty Talk series and the Abducted series.

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We'll base this on various factors for example "If you like Jack Reacher Insert your e-mail below to start getting these recommendations. Fluff in the sense that it's pure escapism and temporary entertainment and I say "temporary" because once it's over, you've gained nothing about the world or about humanity.

I realize that that might be an arrogant thing to say and I understand that there are always things to be learne Action movie and sci-fi thriller, but above all else, fluff. I realize that that might be an arrogant thing to say and I understand that there are always things to be learned, but in a broad sense, you don't come away from stories like these feeling like you've been somewhere real or know the people you just read about, which of course is the essence of escapism.

That said, there's nothing inherently wrong with that, it just isn't what I look for in literature. Deep Storm follows the beaten path and uses a blueprint for action thrillers that's been passed around the literary world as well as Hollywood for decades. As alarmingly predictable as it is, what kept me reading and what keeps everyone reading, I'm guessing was the premise and content of the story.

The idea to Deep Storm is very intricate, smart and deeply scientific. Most chapters end on a cliffhanger and there are new developments and twists all along the way as well as plenty of other diversionary tactics to make you forget that not a single character has been or will be developed one bit.

As theoretically possible as this underwater "Facility" is made to sound, it's still wildly fantastical and convenient for the author. Don't get me wrong, I definitely had fun reading it but it served a purpose to remind me why I read what I do. View all 4 comments. Feb 14, Jaksen rated it liked it. A good enough adventure story, set at the bottom of the Atlantic where the ruins of Atlantis - maybe - have been found. A lot of technical detail and research went into this novel, and though not my favorite by Mr. Child, I would not hesitate to read further in this series by him. Where it bogs down is in all the characters rushing around from the middle to the end.

I call this the 'Lost Effect,' named A good enough adventure story, set at the bottom of the Atlantic where the ruins of Atlantis - maybe - have been found. I call this the 'Lost Effect,' named for one of my former fav. In 'Deep Storm' new characters are introduced rather late and too many of the regulars are stereotypical, IMO. This includes the commander who is overbearing and super-uber-military, the kind who forges ahead with a 'damned-be-the-consequences' attitude.

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Yes, a stereotype often exists because of the truth behind it, but I get tired of them. Maybe I read too much. People get hit on the head; things are blown up; there are mysterious happenings including a rash of strange ailments. There's also an 'alien race' angle and did they visit Earth centuries ago and why.

Anyhow, the perfect tale for a Tom Clancy afficionado, with a deep underwater appeal. But just three stars, my rating for so-so, not bad, yet not outstanding. Aug 22, Ms. Nikki rated it it was ok Shelves: This read just didn't hold my interest. It felt as if the author was trying to make it into some big blockbuster, but it was not. The main character, Crane, kept repeating his actions over and over again. I'll give him some slack because he had limited access to what was going on so he kept running into human walls.

The characters were dense and unconvincing to the point where I just couldn't bring myself to care about survival. So, I guess this read really irritated me. Crane was basically a usele This read just didn't hold my interest. Crane was basically a useless tool. This story was "Not For Me" and I would not recommend it. I have shunned Lincoln Child, lifted my nose against this author when not as a duo with Douglas Preston. This is the first book I've read by Child only and it was just as much fun. There is little to no precious insight into the human condition here, but I have to have variation.

This was a a very entertaining science fiction thriller. Crane is called out to the oil-drilling platform of Deep Storm because the crew is suffering from various ailments. Not on the platform itsel I have shunned Lincoln Child, lifted my nose against this author when not as a duo with Douglas Preston.

Not on the platform itself, but in the technological facility below. He is told Atlantis has been found, but isn't cleared for further details. The hundreds of people who have fallen ill all have a variation of symptoms - nausea, numbness, stroke symptoms and psychotic episodes. Of course events unfold from bad to worse at an ever-increasing pace.

It's what you expect from this sort of book, particularly when both the military and scientists are involved. Brute power means brute force, sooner or later. I kept second-guessing what was really going on all through the book. All the answers did not become clear until the epilogue. Which is the way I like it. I really hate it when my theories on page 10 or so turn out to be right at the end. This book delivered according to expectations, revealing answers only little by little.

View all 7 comments. Quick read, only somewhat entertaining. Dec 27, J. Overton rated it it was amazing. The following may well explain what I think about this book by Lincoln Child; I read it in four days! I am normally a slow reader, and I mix reading with with writing my own novels. Deep Storm took over. The novel is well paced, although possibl The following may well explain what I think about this book by Lincoln Child; I read it in four days! The novel is well paced, although possibly a little slow to get going, but once the plot begins to be hinted at it does grip the mind and becomes a page-turner.

If you like a story that involves mystery, a smattering of history, action, threat and some science thrown in, then this is the book for you. Apr 02, Audrey rated it it was ok Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. But seventy-two hours ago, this 'simple mood disorder' took a hostage, then jammed a screwdriver into his own throat.

Peter Crane is called aboard to troubleshoot. See, it turns out that it's making people on the deepwater station in Crane frowned. See, it turns out that it's making people on the deepwater station insane to be doing all that top secret research, and then they wander round and take women hostage with screwdrivers. But more importantly, they don't keep at their top secret research and that right there friends, that's the very definition of a problem.

Oh who cares if the lady with the screwdriver in her neck was harmed! Dr Awesome Crane, who takes pains to tell us multiple times about how he was debating between which of two prestigious research positions to take when he was called to storm and storm deep, runs about the research station attempting to troubleshoot all the crazy people while not having enough clearance to know about the top secret things they're doing.

He'd love to puzzle it out with the doctor who's been on-board roughly nine times longer than him but she's a woman and she doesn't immediately drop and worship his huge throbbing brain so he decides to "put her in her place". Too bad she turns out to be as smart as he is. You know what this means, right? That woman must be one of the villains! I mean, there are five main characters in the book, only one of whom is female, this pesky know-it-all-doctoring-woman, so you know, the odds are really good she's a villain.

How do we know this? Because she's as smart as the hero and yet does not fly at him with her legs spread. Oh he totally wants to date her by the end of the book too, in possibly the creepiest way possible. And then she smiles simperingly back at him. What does that tell women about their own stories? What does it tell them about their place in it?

Why can't we be heroes that don't have to date the dude who's in love with his own brain? That bit, I admit, sent the book skywards. Oh who doesn't want to be chosen to mate with Dr.

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Awesome and his big head? Awesome and another dude to save her. Well, out of this whole lengthy book, Jeremy Logan is mentioned on one, maybe two, pages. That clarified, I really did enjoy this offering from author Lincoln Child. Peter Crane is summoned to the Storm King oil platform forty miles offshore from Greenland. He finds that his particular background is perfect for a Top Secret operation going on on the sea floor under Storm King. There was a lot of science thrown at the reader throughout the book but the author did a great job of breaking it down into small parts and explaining it.

Crane was the protagonist of the story and he found his role in the project confusing at times as did I but that evened out probably halfway through the book. The story was exciting and semi believable but it did kind of bog down in the middle of the book. I like underwater stories, adventure stories, thriller stories, and stories of the Arctic, Antarctic, Greenland or Iceland so this book fit these categories very well.

Feb 22, Brian Steele rated it really liked it Shelves: There are going to be some obvious comparisons between this book and Michael Crichton's Sphere. Well, I loved both, each for their own story. Ultimately, Child's novel is less personal and more epic. There are quite a number of characters and sub-plots, textbooks worth of scientific information being thrown at you during the in There are going to be some obvious comparisons between this book and Michael Crichton's Sphere.

There are quite a number of characters and sub-plots, textbooks worth of scientific information being thrown at you during the increasingly tense novel. By the time you've finished Deep Storm, you'll realize it has very little in common with Crichton's novel other than what would amount to a paragraph description. Dec 30, Darcy rated it did not like it. I got about pages into this, and realized that I just didn't care anymore! I think the concept of this book is interesting, but Child's writing is frustrating. He seems to want to "wow" us with his knowledge of technical jargon in the medical, military, AND computer fields.

Throw in some vocabulary about oil platforms and submarines, and you've basically got the book. The protagonist is a flat character, one you never really care about because he's got no personality. Overall, disappointing, I got about pages into this, and realized that I just didn't care anymore!

Overall, disappointing, unless you enjoy a little science fiction mixed with military secrets and very little relationship development. View all 3 comments. Jul 02, Kenneth Tocyloski rated it really liked it. This is the first Lincoln Child book that I have read and I was not disappointed. The characters were believable and well developed. The science was exact even though the premise was somewhat out there. However, you do need to ask the old question of what if? And with that I do believe that there are advance life forms out there so the what if does satisfy what's buried down there many moons ago.

It's a quick read and the suspense is chilling so you This is the first Lincoln Child book that I have read and I was not disappointed. It's a quick read and the suspense is chilling so you at the very least should not be disappointed.

This was another hand-me-down airport novel donated from the lovely mother. Here's the deal with Deep Storm: It was written really well, the story was interesting enough, and the plot moved at a whiplash-breakneck-pace, yet I couldn't have wanted to put it down more. My extreme need to drop this book where I stood or, more accurately, sat was immeasurably high, for an inexplicable reason.

In Deep Storm, there was a lot of submarin This was another hand-me-down airport novel donated from the lovely mother.

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In Deep Storm, there was a lot of submarine and technological terminology, and I held onto or understood about 0. Things like "hull" and "electromagnetic link" and "degausser". Maybe I'm just retarded or I didn't pay enough attention in 8th grade history class. I've never been one that fancied airport novels.

In fact, my whole life I've tried to stay away from them. Seeing James Patterson in big, bold letters on a book cover makes me cringe and not just for the rights issues. I cringe away from them because they're all so. Which is one thing this book was not. I was totally not expecting the ending this book had. It just jumped out at me, and honestly, it kind of made the entire book pointless. When the characters don't get anywhere in a book, it pisses me off majorly.

That is my biggest pet peeve in literature: They always start in the same place and end in the same place. Lincoln Child doesn't seem like a guy I'm going to buy on a whim at an airport the next time my flight is delayed. In fact, after this reading experience, I think I'm just going to drop all related authors. These books do nothing for me. Clive Cussler said this book was "harrowing and brilliantly conceived. Another thing about this book that bugged me is that none of the characters really did anything for me.

None of them were any different from the next. I actually couldn't have cared less. I actually kind of liked the book for a few chapters, but after those initial few I began to think, "By god, when is this thing going to end? The thing is pages with the smallest print imaginable. I think Child could've taken some things out and made it about , at the most. In the middle, I got really bored, and I skipped over the rest until I got to the end.

Lincoln Child drew a few yawns out of me before I finally "finished" the book. Deep Storm is nothing special in the world of literary gems, besides the jaw-dropping ending and the fairly good writing. Sep 19, Danny Pfarr rated it it was amazing. This book is extremely well written, and is a horrific mystery with all the grotesque details. The book itself keeps you on the edge of your seat, although a bit slow in the very beginning. The build up of the main character, Dr. Crane, is interesting to say the least, as it slowly allows details about him, but never fully interpreting them for the reader, which allows for more imagination to take place.

Also, you will likely need a dictionary with you every time you read, as there is tons of li This book is extremely well written, and is a horrific mystery with all the grotesque details. Also, you will likely need a dictionary with you every time you read, as there is tons of lingo and a rather broad use of vocabulary within this text. This author clearly did their research on everything within this piece of literature, and it has made the story all the more realistic and frightening.

But what do they find underneath earth's crust? You'll just have to read to find out. Oct 08, Mangzilla rated it it was ok Shelves: Cygnus is a constellation, there is no Cygnus Major. Also, there's no real use made of this "fact", it's just supposed to indicate their alien origin. I'm a computer programmer, with computer security expertise.

I appreciated his use of steganography hiding a secret message within another message, a picture. Supposedly the computer he was on was "secured" so that he couldn't upload a program. It could read and write CDs, but somehow he wasn't supposed to be able to execute a program from an external source. You don't put a compiler on a restricted system. The short computer program that he included was totally bogus.

The shift expressions were incorrect, and he was using "return" in some weird illogical way. The program was supposed to replace a couple of the least-significant bits in each pixel with bits extracted from the secret message. This would be seen as "noise" in the picture and ignored. Well, that would have worked if the picture file used raw bytes for pixels, in a. It's much more common, but it just doesn't work that way.

A tiny change in the bytes would, almost certainly, drastically change the picture. I also didn't think he understood the realities of deep pressure. The whole sea-bottom facility was unrealistic. At one point a pinhole sized leak cuts off a man's fingers, later the hero climbs a ladder though a gushing breach while a woman clings to his back. The so-called "pressure spokes" don't seem to obey any physics.

Deep Storm

What good is it to let the outside pressure into the middle of the facility? I re-read this book because I could not remember the ending. Now I know that the ending is rather anti-climactic. That's probably why I forgot it. Dec 20, Sabrina rated it it was ok Shelves: They call in an ex-navy doctor to find out what is wrong with the crew so that they can keep digging. However there is more then one faction trying to reach the find first and they all hinder the good doctor's job and life.

Filled with way too many characters it becomes confusing, often repeating dialogue and cliche cardboard villains and protesters, with military who the author makes look like total tools and fools vs. When there is action things do move smoothly however. Last the series is the Jeremy Logan series so one would think that it's about Jeremy Logan, an enigmalogist, and his cases While the book was about an enigma Mr. Jeremy Logan got only a few pages mention in chapter

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