covediver
Contributor
Just finished reading the latest book, Deep Shadow, in Randy Wayne White's "Doc Ford" series. Three divers enter the water, two become trapped in a cave system. Throw in sociopathic bad guys and a lizard (not the cute gekko from Geico) to confound the rescue and you have the makings of a great adventure novel. Ever watch one of those television shows or movies where you just want the bad guys to get it, they make you so angry? I got that same feeling reading the book. The character development is very good and the rechniques of moving the story between the rescuer and the victims really works well in this novel. While Clive Cussler's books have become very formulaic and two-dimensional over the last several iterations, White manages to avoid this trap while providing an edge of the seat page turner.