- Hardcover: 528 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) (1 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553811894
- ISBN-13: 978-0553811896
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 936,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reputed to hide a vast hoard of treasure, the Water Pit has claimed the lives of all who dared enter and kept its secret safe. That is until a massive hi-tech recovery expedition launches an assault on the deadly edifice. But as the Water Pit starts to divulge its secrets, so men begin to die.
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'Ye who luste after the key to the Treasure Pitt shall find instead the key to the next world and your carcase shall rot close to the Hell where your soul hath gone'
For generations, treasure hunters have searched for the key to the Water Pit, the labyrinth of shafts and tunnels that honeycombs Ragged Island. Reputed to hide a vast hoard of pirate treasure, the Pit has claimed the lives of all who dared enter and kept its secret safe. Until now.
Lured by this $2 billion prize, a massive hi-tech recovery expedition launches a state-of-the-art assault on the deadly edifice. The island's owner, Dr Malin Hatch, has his own personal reasons for joining the excavation: his brother vanished somewhere in the Pit's fetid chambers some thirty years before.
But as the Water Pit starts to divulge its secrets, so men begin to die. And Hatch, struggling to exorcise his past, begins to understand the true, infernal nature of what it is they have unleashed. For it seems the Pit might not be the gateway to untold riches after all, but to Hell itself...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am a major fan of the duo novelist team of Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston who join forces as Lincoln Preston. Ever since the Relic, where their characterisation and inventiveness on a storyline made an amazingly gripping read, I have been hooked. When I started the first chapter of Riptide, it held the same effect and I once again was hooked.
The basic story line follows 'the water pit', a complex construction supposedly housing an infamous hoard of pirated treasure from centuries ago. For two hundred years many people have tried to reveal its secrets and treasure at the bottom of the pit, and all have ended in bankruptcy, tragedy or death. The island's owner Malin Hatch and an ambitious General are the latest treasure hunters with the technology and finance to try and make the expedition a success. Malin has his own reasons for expediting the dig - his brother was killed in the water pit some 30 years prior. But is that his only reason for returning? As the dig gets underway and accidents happen - questions arise as to whether there is any truth to the supposed curse on the treasure. As they get deeper and deeper, the mystery of ragged island and the water pit unfolds and personalities begin to change, finishing with an explosive climax.
The book is loosely based on the legendry oak island treasure and the money pit, of which I had heard of and read about previously. Being a famous unsolved mystery of the world, the background was a subject instantly appealing. The story has understandably changed names - Oak island becomes Ragged island, Money pit becomes Water pit, but the essence and a lot of details I recall are the same or similar. Knowing that the foundation of the story is based on truth and as to date the money pit / water pit mystery is still unsolved, makes the read so much more intriguing to the extent of wondering, 'could it be true?' and a heightened feeling of 'what happens next'.
The term 'unputdownable' seems to get thrown around a lot in book descriptions - however I can only describe this read as unputdownable. I took it to work - read it in lunch hour, I read late into the night, when I woke up, over breakfast - I was gripped by the tale especially the on-island dig parts of the adventure. Whenever the action went to the mainland - I was urging for it to return. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone eager for a great read - especially those fans of Lincoln Preston - this is another hard hitting adventure with a great character mix from this genius pair. <goes to find next Lincoln Preston novel>
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
WOW is all that can be said about this book. This was my first Lincoln Preston read and since then has spurred me on to read them all. This book grips you from the start to finish ! If your like me you'll be dissapointed that the book ever ends.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I must admit that the thought of dual authored works has never appealed to me, however I added this book to my wish list as the scenario presented seemed interesting. Lo and Behold at Christmas I got the book and I wasn't disappointed.
I feared that co-authored books would be very bitty, however if this is the standard that can be achieved I can't wait for more. The characters are engaging and the plot, is one of those that makes the book hard to put down.
I remember reading about the real "water pit" many years ago, and it has reengaged my attention to look into the real life pit again.
I would totally recommend this book as a great adventure-thriller, and I plan to read the authors other works ASAP!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Riptide - A Review
This was the first book of Licolon Preston that I bought - it has made me buy every single book since whether written together or as separate authors. Read more
Published on 22 July 2005 by Mr. P. J. Brown
A cracking good read, and based on a true incident
I don't normally read this type of book, but my attention was caught by the scenario... The authors have been inspired by a real-life treasure hunt - the treasure pit really... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2001
This book is a movie on paper
The very title of the book demands the reader to wonder..."Riptide" is exactly what it sounds - a RIP-roaring adventure of TIDAL proportions. Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2001
Top Notch!
I'm normally a Cussler fan, but read this during a long wait at the airport. Often disappointed by books I've never heard of, and dubious of the reviews of "experts", I... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2000
Superb Read!
A superbly written novel about treasure hunting and mankinds greed - good old-fashioned derring-do. You don't know what the secret of the treasure is until the end, which ensures... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1999
Treasure Hunt like no other
If you find the greatest treasure of all time, what do you do? What do you do? Those who lusted after Pirate Red Ned's treasure will indeed find the doors to Hell. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 1999
A gripping roller-coaster ride.
This has to be the stuff that Hollywood blockbusters are made of. Right from the very beginning, you know that you won't be able to put the book down. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 1999
A script for Harrison Ford!
I feel that this book has been written in a manner that will appeal to hollywood blockbuster makers. There is of course nothing wrong with this but it is a little obvious. Read more
Published on 14 May 1999
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