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Monday, April 2, 2018

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Treasure of Khan, a Dirk Pitt Novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler, a book review

Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler is another of the stack of books we received from a coworker of my husband's. It is an action packed story which ties a possible event in history to a fictional series of events set in the present day.

History made pertinent to hair raising modern day events is an interesting theme that seems to be common in Cussler's stories. I like it. The descriptions of guns and detail about fight scenes (when they get bloody), not so much. He definitely writes for a male audience!

This story involves the children of the main character, which I found a really interesting plot twist. Especially because the main character, Dirk Pitt, didn't know about them until they were basically adults and their mother was dead (which we learn in this book).

Action and mystery weave together throughout this story. It's interesting how Cussler alludes to some things and allows others to be complete surprises.

I did like this novel. It is definitely for an adult audience, primarily because of the nature of the action scene as well as some of the interactions between characters. My children will not read it any time soon, though I'm sure my eldest would enjoy it because she loves mysteries and actions packed scenes.

Have you read Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler? What did you think of it?

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