A Wilde/Chase action adventure!

Non-stop from page one; this novel finds Dr. Nina & Eddie high up in the Himalayas and deep in an underground facility in North Korea.

Atlantean artifacts and daring Bond-espionage as well as death-defying Mission Impossible/A-Team stunts.

Great for lovers of all those things!

**All thoughts and opinions are my own.** ( )

If you take Robert Langdon, Jason Bourne, MacGyver and Ethan Hunt, and mash them all together, then divide by two, you get Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase. OMG! The action, the adventure, the secret clues, the puzzles, the suspense! This story had me holding my breath, and my adrenaline pumping! According to my daughter, there were times when I was gasping, making squealing noises, and holding my breath while reading. And there were times when I had to leave the house, go outside and pace the backyard a few times in a row. Just to calm myself down. Yeah, Andy McDermott has shot to the top of my list of Action/Adventure/Suspense Authors.
I received an e-copy of this story for my honest review. ( )

While this one was in some parts slow, and the addition if the kid was less then thrilling, its still some of the best escapist fiction out there. ( )

The Midas Legacy by Andy McDermott is the latest addition to the popular action/adventure series featuring Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase.

The first book in the series is The Hunt for Atlantis, and The Midas Legacy actually continues part of that story. Nina has a grandmother, whom she was told was deceased, contact her about her family's connection to a mysterious cave guarded by Buddhist monks. Apparently an Atlantean explorer went to the Himalayas and left a treasure in a cave there - a treasure tied to King Midas of Greek mythology. Nina's mother had looked for the location of the cave unsuccessfully. Nina looks at her mother's notes, given to her by her newly discovered grandmother, and determines that a trip to the Himalayas is warranted. An unknown enemy is waiting for them, though, which starts the nonstop action.

Nina and Eddie are known, established characters at this point. You expect Nina to have the research and historical/archeological knowledge at the forefront of her mind. You expect Eddie to have amazing tactical/military knowledge and the ability to get them out of any situation. Nina does have some mad tactical skills too. Nina will have a smart mouth, and Eddie will make bad jokes and wise cracks. They will escape everything.

We're jumping ahead three years from the last book. Nina was pregnant in The Revelation Code. Now Nina and Eddie's daughter Macy is three. In the last book Nina mentioned that she was pregnant on about every other page. Be forewarned that this time it will be mentioned just as frequently that they have a daughter, they have to get back to Macy, they need to survive for Macy, etc. etc. Yes, it is just as annoying. Macy herself is w-a-y too precocious for her age.

While there isn't any further character development beyond the two being parents, let's be honest, these aren't the books you read for great character development and subtle clues you must carefully follow to unlock the secrets. These are formulaic action/adventure thrillers and I can't fault McDermott for writing what his fans want. The heroes will escape from totally unbelievable circumstances in incredibly unrealistic ways, even though they are wounded or hurt, while making bad jokes. There continues to be globe-trotting action with little or no preparation. The pair remain an "almost a magnetic draw for megalomaniacs, murderers, and terrorists."

This is an "airplane book" and at 640 pages you can count on a distraction for hours. You can even skim through some pages and still follow the action. I'd have a backup book around just in case you are stuck overnight at an airport as this one does grow tiresome after so many pages.

Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of the Random House Publishing Group.
on 3/24/17: http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/
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