Clive Anderson writes a good book
352481
This is a fun book about Whose Line Is It Anyway, a tv show.  Drew Cary hosted in the United States but the show in England was hosted by Clive Anderson.  Clive wrote this book.  It's just a book telling you how to play the game at home.
3872387
I thought this was a very good book and really liked it.  Consider it on the order of a Clive Cussler story.  There were parts that had me on the edge of my seat, turning pages as fast as I could read.  I recommend it highly.  Looking forward to further adventures.
3873277
A good solid book by David Morrell. Well written with an interesting plot, it keeps the readers interest throughout most of the book. Not as good as the earlier De Quincey books, it was worth the price of an e book.
4059663
If you like Clive Cussler's previous Dirk Pitt adventures, you will enjoy this book. Pitt and Al Giordino are up to their usual tricks saving the world from economic disaster by stopping a Mongolian tyrant from controlling the flow of oil to countries such as China and the US. Yes, the plot can become a touch preposterous because Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan are also involved, and Dirk and his cohorts continue to miraculously escape from one dire predicament after another, but the book is great fun to read. I was sorry to see it end. If you are considering this book as your introduction to the world of Dirk Pitt, I suggest reading a couple of the earlier adventures first. Become familiar with Dirk, Al, Rudi Gunn, Hiram Yaegar, Max the computer, and the world of NUMA. Then read Treasure of Khan. You'll have a good time.
3687928
Good book to read, very entertaining, the begin in a bit boring but it got better after few more pages
1186790
I had this book in a paperback.  I am trying to complete my Clive Cussler collection.  So whenever I see a hard cover book at a moderate price, I will buy it.
2544553
This book reads like a cross between Jeffrey Archer and Clive Cussler (not only adventure, but adventure at the ends of the earth and in the sea).  Lots of political intrigue mixed with life threatening adventure.  The heroine is torn between loyalty to her father, and what she thinks is moral and just.  The president comes off as sometimes a good guy, sometimes a bad guy - you have to wait to the end to find out the truth (which is nice).  Dan Brown did an excellent job of creating a most unusual story with just enough scientific background to lend it enough credibility to make it a fun read.  I loved how after the car was bombed, the reader had to wait several chapters to find out who was killed.  The suspense was killing me.
Overall, I found this book more enjoyable than The DaVinci Code.  So if you are like me and like Clive Cussler's books, you must try this one out.
3111451
I found this book, quite at random, through Audible and decided to give it a go since I was intrigued by Anderson writing a book. Now, as one might suspect when there's a tiny little name of another author in the corner, there are always questions about who did what. Anderson's been pretty open about it, and it sounds like she left most of the sci-fi stuff to Rovin and mostly contributed character stuff along with plot. At least, that's the impression created.

After finishing the book, I looked around at various critic reviews and most have been pretty harsh against the book. I think part of that is simply them sharpening their knives, ready to carve up an actor who is putting their name on a book. I get the cynicism, in a way. Through interviews, it seems like Anderson would like to make a movie based on the books and wants to play the character. So, you could see this as her creating a part for herself, and the whole project is part of that. But... I don't see anything necessarily damning about that. What writer doesn't, to an extent, write books for themselves to be a part of? Even if it's just in the act of writing it?

So, all that being said, I really enjoyed the book. Now, it has issues. It's not rocketing to my "best of" list. But I found it an enjoyable mystery. I know some reviewers are down on the fact that there's no antagonist here. A shadowy group of also exploring the central mystery of the book (though from a different angle) has the chance of producing an antagonist or two in future books. But, here, it's mostly Caitlyn against the mystery itself.

I think Anderson's reading of the book added a lot to it. She has a very relaxing voice, in some ways, but she's also very good at different accents and giving characters their own feel. For a book that does consist of a lot of talking between characters, that's a plus. I thought the role of the characters, and the global backdrop against which the story takes place, was really interesting and different. The story does do that thing wherein Western writers accept Eastern spiritual philosophy as totally true in a way you suspect they'd never just fully accept, say, Christianity. As an atheist, I have no "dog in the fight" either way. Just something I noted. In any case, I think it's fun to explore the metaphysical aspects of the mystery and it didn't bother me or annoy me or anything.

I will say, by the book's end it became hard imagining how it'd work on the screen. But I would go see the movie, just to see how someone could tackle it! Caitlyn feels very much like a role that Gillian Anderson could do wonders with. Though, I will say I did find the journey the character takes from skeptic to believer a bit abrupt. It's kind of the equivalent of Scully going from no believing in aliens to piloting an alien aircraft to rescue Mulder in the span of one episode in the X-files. Caitlyn does take some awfully big leaps here in logic, but to be fair it actually does make sense of the context of the story.

I'll definitely be checking out the second book.
4849509
I liked this book a lot and will read further work from this author.  (4-star)
Main character and plot line were well thought out and likable.
I also liked the portrayal of dogs and their interactions.
Writing was proficient and smooth (mental hiccups while reading were rare).
Length of the book was quite satisfying which imbues it with exceptional bang for the buck.
I did pickup a few errors which I will report to the author, but they were sparse.

One overarching theme in the book is that while all murderers kill people, not all those who kill people are murderers.  It makes this point fairly well in action sequences and expository dialogue with secondary characters.
This book has a military theme to it which, while I was happy with it, may not be loved by all readers.
Occasionally the book bogged down on descriptions of things/places which perhaps had too little influence on the plot to merit such elaboration at this point in the series (i.e., describing a certain character's scifi home felt a bit tedious).

I've read some 100+ aggressively priced Kindle books now and this is a very good one.
4446025
The book is very good.  Anderson has mashed together WW II history and a science fiction world in an interesting story of survival of the fittest.
4937074
I would recommend you give this book a chance. Alan Mimms, in his first novel, writes about the future with a scientific accuracy and a very creative way of applying theory. The second half is better than the first half, less frenetic in terms of the organization and very interesting in terms of new ideas and creative supposition on what life on another planet could be like. The main character, Rik is a lot like the characters written by Clive Cussler. He manages to pretty much think himself out of any situation and come out on top. He's a bit narcissistic but seems to have the mental chops to back it up. His ship, Scarlett, is one of the best characters in the book. It's always great to see a new author get out there into the world and show us their potential.
673043
I have found very few people who do not love to read Clive Cussler.  It may be a defect in their DNA I can't say but this book like every one I've read is great.
161888
This book is another nice effort by Mr. Swain. It is one in a series of Tony Valentine casino cheating cases. The pluses: the writing is tight. The plot is unique from the other book in the series Ive read. The story is well told, interesting, and shares a lot of insight into the war between the casinos and professional cheaters without being overdone or becoming tedious. The author integrates fact and fiction well. The only negative of the book I could find is that the ending was docile. It seems that the story grew ready-steady to a climax and then ended with a thud rather than a bang. You won't find a dramatic thrill at the end of this book. I can say the same about the other book Ive read written by this author so I hope it isn't a pattern. If so, I suggest the author put a little more time into spicing up the endings to catapult his otherwise good stories into the great story category. This book is worth a read to anyone who enjoys casino/gambling/detective fiction.
1741201
The book is well-described by the author as a mix of Clive Cussler, James Rollins and Michael Crichton.  While not quite up to the level of the finest work of those other authors, The Enigma Strain is a fun and enjoyable read.  Good action with writing that flows very nicely.  Kind of a Summer Blockbuster Movie, in a book.
4172157
I usually don't like detective stories, however, since this was one of Clive Cussler's books I decided to try it. I'm glad I did.
3737010
The book is a good read.  I like how Clive Cussler weaves people from past books and spins them off on their own adventures.  Always a fan of the books he writes, the adventures they get into and out of.  Just when you think he can't create something new, he surprises you.
1503933
Well I have just finished reading another Cussler book and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Every now and then I read a book like this when there isn't anything else in front of me. A friend at work gave me this book and told me that I might get a kick out of it, he said it did have some historical stuff in that I might find fun. I thought it was a good book with lots of action and suspense. I also was able to get a couple of other guys hooked on the book too. In a way it kind of reminded me of the TV show Nash Bridges, Nash has a latino side-kick also as does the hero in this book, same name too, Joe. Well if your looking for some fun reading then you don't have to look no further.