Riptide

“Applying twentieth-century solutions to seventeenth-century problems affords either absolute success or absolute chaos; there is no middle ground”

- This statement sums up the theme of Riptide perfectly. When a modern treasure hunting company, flexing its assortment of latest techs, ventures to recover the legendary Ragged Island treasure, which, for 300 years has successfully evaded recovery by countless treasure hunters, things go horribly wrong. Some say the treasure is cursed, some say that no human will ever be able to recover that treasure. But can a 300 years old, masterfully hidden treasure really stand a chance against cutting edge modern science? Preston & Child have woven a plot so gripping, it's unputdownable. A thunderous read! Brilliant.