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Deep Storm Mass Market Paperback – February 26, 2008

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 6,326 ratings

In this explosive new thriller, one of the most incredible and frightening discoveries mankind has ever faced is about to surface.On an oil platform in the middle of the North Atlantic, a terrifying series of illnesses is spreading through the crew. When expert naval doctor Peter Crane is flown in, he finds his real destination is not the platform itself but Deep Storm: a top secret aquatic science facility, two miles below on the ocean floor. And as Crane soon learns, the covert operation he finds there is concealing something far more sinister than a medical mystery-and much more deadly.
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“Harrowing and brilliantly conceived.” —Clive Cussler“Fast paced…. Page-turning action.” —The Denver Post “Clever…. A sci-fi mystery thriller.” —San Jose Mercury News“Thrilling and tantalizing…. A fascinating riddle…exhilarating.” —Vince Flynn, bestselling author of Protect and Defend “Lincoln Child has a well-earned reputation for writing solid thrillers.” —Tampa Tribune

About the Author

Lincoln Child is the author of Death Match and the bestselling Utopia, as well as co-author, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times Bestsellers (including The Book of the Dead, Dance of Death, The Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life With Crows, and Relic). He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anchor; Reprint edition (February 26, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400095476
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400095476
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.18 x 1.12 x 6.87 inches
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Lincoln Child is the co-author, with Douglas Preston, of such highly-acclaimed thrillers as CROOKED RIVER, OLD BONES, VERSES FOR THE DEAD, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, and RELIC, the latter two of which were chosen by an NPR poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written. He has also published seven thrillers of his own, most recently the Jeremy Logan books FULL WOLF MOON and THE FORGOTTEN ROOM. 26 of his joint and solo books have become bestsellers, 3 of which debuted at #1 on the New York Times list. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.

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Customers enjoyed the story and found it suspenseful and imaginative. They praised the writing quality as well-written and easy to read. The characters were described as well-developed and had villains and heroes. Readers appreciated the fast pacing and the author's explanation of scientific concepts in a way that was understandable by laypersons. Overall, they described the book as an engaging page-turner from beginning to end.

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258 customers mention "Suspenseful"232 positive26 negative

Customers find the book exciting and engaging. They appreciate the imaginative plot and brisk action. The premise and ending conclusions are interesting, keeping readers guessing until the end.

"...This book is written in Mr. Child's usual exciting style. The plotting is very well done and the transitions are flawless...." Read more

"...Overall this is an interesting deep sea thriller with some intriguing ideas. Looking forward to the next in the series." Read more

"...were technical aspects to what was going on, it was more suspense than science fiction so the technology was not too involved for me to understand it." Read more

"...'Deep Storm' is an adequate addition to fill out your bookshelves with the previous mentioned novels...." Read more

251 customers mention "Story quality"251 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story. They find it entertaining, with a good premise and well-written plot. The action is exciting and holds their interest.

"...The characters are likable – for the most part. Dr. Peter Crane is very competent and brilliant at putting the pieces together...." Read more

"...All of these elements combine to make a highly enjoyable - if a little far fetched - story...." Read more

"...' the benefit of the doubt at 4 stars because the last half of the book is really quite good. Enjoy!" Read more

"...Very good plot and some interesting characters. If you like the Preston/Child books I think you would really like this offering...." Read more

81 customers mention "Writing quality"63 positive18 negative

Customers enjoy the writing quality of the book. They find it well-written, easy to read, and believable. The concepts are explained in a way that laypersons can understand without being condescending. The story is unique and satisfying. However, some customers feel the dialogue is ok, with some believable moments and others cliches.

"...to explain scientific concepts in away that laypersons can understand without being condescending. I found the story to be unique...." Read more

"...The story was exciting and (semi) believable but it did kind of bog down in the middle of the book...." Read more

"...probably have been fleshed out a little more, but they were competently written...." Read more

"...The writing is mildly generic with no real pizzazz to it...." Read more

72 customers mention "Character development"59 positive13 negative

Customers enjoy the well-developed characters. The book features villains and heroes, secrets, and lies with a world-shattering power.

"...The characters are likable – for the most part. Dr. Peter Crane is very competent and brilliant at putting the pieces together...." Read more

"...Very good plot and some interesting characters. If you like the Preston/Child books I think you would really like this offering...." Read more

"...I enjoyed the characters, but I can't say they were very complex...." Read more

"...There was one really interesting character that had about four sentences in the book and at first I thought he was an hallucination but it turned..." Read more

67 customers mention "Pacing"59 positive8 negative

Customers find the book's pacing fast and engaging. They say it hooks them within the first few pages and keeps them hooked until the end. Readers appreciate the decent delivery, formatting, and visuals. While some feel the ending is too abrupt, overall they consider the idea well-executed.

"...needs for credible science and physics, you'll likely find this is a fast paced and mostly enjoyable thriller typical of the talented storyteller..." Read more

"...The overall story was top notch and well executed...." Read more

"...The protagonist is a uniquely talented doctor and an athletic veteran but doesn't leave a lasting impression...." Read more

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53 customers mention "Science content"46 positive7 negative

Customers find the book's science content informative and well-researched. They appreciate the author's ability to explain scientific concepts in a way that is accessible to laypersons. The premise is interesting and the technical details of the Facility are fascinating. Readers enjoy the vivid explanations and descriptions, a mix of science and speculative fiction.

"...reveal of exactly what the project discovers was unexpected and thought provoking...." Read more

"...One thing I liked was that although there were technical aspects to what was going on, it was more suspense than science fiction so the technology..." Read more

"The writing style is great. The author manages to explain scientific concepts in away that laypersons can understand without being..." Read more

"...A lot of the physics, engineering, and medical science stuff was pretty cool. Very entertaining...." Read more

17 customers mention "Page turner"17 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's engaging storyline. They find it compelling and engrossing from start to finish.

"...I could not put it down! It was spellbinding. I’m now on to book two. A new fan has been unearthed." Read more

"...never would have done if I'd realized how great it was, what an absolute page turner it was, how I would not want to leave it to even cook a meal..." Read more

"This was a real page turner. I have always enjoyed the books written by Preston and Child...." Read more

"Fantastic book! A real page turner. I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend!" Read more

11 customers mention "Visual quality"8 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the visual quality of the book. They find the visualizations good, with interesting characters and amazing details. The use of 13th century imagery is interesting.

"...Perfectly decent delivery and formatting, visuals and illustrations came through fine, pagination and spacing were fine...." Read more

"...I also marked ~10 things to do more research on. The use of 13th century imagery was interesting as well." Read more

"...Normally, I would give this 1 star for the poor depictions and leaps of logic, but this book really was entertaining and a fun read...." Read more

"Lincoln Child has done it again. His wonderful imagination and attention to detail are, as ever, clearly evident...." Read more

A Deep Storm That Lacks, Well, Depth.  (Ahoy: borderline spoiler alert)
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A Deep Storm That Lacks, Well, Depth. (Ahoy: borderline spoiler alert)
The problem here is not the evolving premise -- from discovering Atlantis to discovering the leavings of advanced (benevolent) aliens and on to discovering that they're advanced, all right, but maybe not so benevolent -- but the players the author marches through it all, starting w/ the utterly vanilla hero, one Dr. Peter Crane, of/on whom we get(1) virtually no description (short? tall? fat? thin? age? build? eyes? telltale tattoo? identifying marks and scars? -- it's up to us to fill everything in); and(2) scant background beyond that he's a veteran, a scientist, recently divorced and trying to choose between research jobs, the dilemma therefrom allegedly nudging him ahead to take an "intriguing" offer to get into a helicopter and whirly off for some hours over a choppy sea in order to reach a ginormous oil-drilling platform in the North Atlantic and dope out what's making people sick all over the place there. (I know, I know: this was not an amicable divorce, you're thinking...)Anyway, what submerges this deep water thriller is that the thrills happen to peeps we don't care much about. Dr. Pete is a relentlessly Good Guy, we understand, and he's surrounded by one-dimensional lesser Good Guys and several one-dimensional Bad Guys. No matter how well conceived the underlying idea here is (and it's really pretty good), how adeptly the technical details are handled (also a creditable job) or how comfortingly adequate the workmanlike prose itself is (Child is no Dan Brown, praise be), the fact remains that the characters are cardboard, predictable and unengaging.You're moved along in reasonable page-turner fashion for a while, but then you start losing interest as the players adamantly refuse to gain depth, stature or even sex appeal; by the time you get to the too-predictable dénouement, all you find yourself asking (idly) is, "OK, is Dr. Pete going to score with Dr. Ping now or wha--...oops is that my bus, welp, gotta cruise." And face it, that's not exactly the kind of burning question that's going to haunt you much past the Utica station or whatever the next one before Syracuse is.So "Deep Storm" floats for a while, but in the end takes on too much water (literally and figuratively). You don't exactly feel cheated out of your 1048 rubles (which included efficient no-contact home-delivery from BiblioGlobus on Myasnitskaya, btw), but you don't exactly feel well entertained or much edified either. Aliens-shmaliens. C'mon, Doc, ask her out!2.5 outta 5.p.s. Joe Epstein would hate this one. Every other character in the super-advanced undersea exploration station-cum-self-standing-city has a Ph.D. in some technical discipline, and they all tirelessly address each other as "Dr. Lastname", "Dr. Otherlastname" and "Dr. Stillanotherlastname" -- and not one of 'em has delivered a baby, you have to think.If I somehow ended up on the Deep Storm station I think I would either disavow my degree or claim my last name was Science, so eventually someone would probably advise some puzzled fellow resident to "Ask Dr. Science!" -- because hey, I would know more than they do.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021
    434 pages

    4 and 1 / 2 stars

    Something is amiss at the Storm King oil platform. It is a very large facility off the coast of Greenland.

    Dr. Peter Crane is between assignments when he receives orders to go to the Storm King oil rig site to attend to a mysterious illness affecting the crew. When he gets there, it is not at all what he expects...Instead, he is transported two miles down to a sophisticated underwater environment called Deep Storm ostensibly to witness a huge, history-changing discovery and to investigate the strange medical mystery.

    Crane is given a cover story for his missions but he finds out soon enough that it is not why the team is really at the bottom of the ocean.

    The team of doctors are frustrated in finding the cause of the illnesses as theory after theory are discarded. Crane is inspecting the daily cargo drops from the surface when an act of sabotage occurs. Who could be at fault for that?

    The Navy brass in charge of the mission are om edge and acting suspicious, especially of Crane and his new associate Hui. Hui is a computer genius. An accident occurs killing Crane's mentor and the mentor's computer is wiped. Crane received an urgent telephone call from him demanding a meeting just prior to the accident.

    Suddenly, all becomes clear. Crane pleads with the top commander to abort their mission. He refuses, but the seed is planted.

    In a nail-biting denouement, all becomes clear.

    This book is written in Mr. Child's usual exciting style. The plotting is very well done and the transitions are flawless. The characters are likable – for the most part. Dr. Peter Crane is very competent and brilliant at putting the pieces together. Hui is a great character as well. I liked her very much and would love to get more background on both of these people. I don't know if they will return in future novels. I was a bit disappointed to see that Jeremy Logan's involvement was so small. It really is a misnomer to call this a Jeremy Logan book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023
    I'm a big fan of Lincoln Child's collaborative works with Douglas Preston (Pendergast series) and have started looking into both their individual catalogues, which brings me to Deep Storm.

    This book is the first of the Jeremy Logan series, who I assume becomes the main character from the next book onwards. It's a little odd because Logan himself only features in about 2% of this novel, making what feels like a cameo appearance in an ancient monastery library. Having finished Deep Storm I still know nothing about him, except he's some kind of historical researcher I guess? I assume the next book will reveal more

    Anyway, the story here focuses around Dr. Peter Crane, who is invited into a top secret research facility on the ocean floor. The facility is investigating a discovery of enormous power that could potentially change the world, but many of the staff have fallen victim to an unknown illness; hence Crane is brought in to try and solve the mystery, while also dealing with an overzealous military commander and an unknown saboteur attempting to derail the project.

    All of these elements combine to make a highly enjoyable - if a little far fetched - story. I can't say it's a real page turner, as it does drag in places and so took me a couple of weeks to get through. The eventual reveal of exactly what the project discovers was unexpected and thought provoking. there are some things I feel like the author overlooked: there's no real motive given to the saboteur's motives when they're eventually revealed and the organization backing them is still a mystery. Also I found the character of Flyte very confusing - it seems like he knows much more then everyone else involved and I assumed he'd play a major part in the climax but nothing really comes of it.

    Overall this is an interesting deep sea thriller with some intriguing ideas. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
    The quality I usually expect from Preston and/or Child. I hesitated a little after first starting this book because I knew I had recently read a novel about an oil rigger in the North Atlantic which was a cover for something going on beneath and I thought maybe I had already read it. No, this was wonderfully different and so much better than the other book (can't remember its title offhand). Peter Crane is led to believe one thing, then another and finally the truth about what is happening at the bottom of the ocean's floor. There is so much security that the reader gets the feeling that it is not necessarily good but that there may be some kind of cover-up. Peter is a Doctor who is brought in to help figured out what is causing the strange sicknesses taking place among the crew. He is like a detective, hunting for the commonality to these illnesses which vary so much that there seems to be nothing in common. Because of the security, at times his hands are tied and has to weigh his signed non-disclosure agreements against the danger that may be present. He walks a fine line between being loyal to his own military allegiance and his desire to help save people. I like all the twists in this book as the reader too is trying to figure out what is really going on in the "facility" under the drilling site. Kept me on the edge of my seat and was brought to an understandable conclusion. One thing I liked was that although there were technical aspects to what was going on, it was more suspense than science fiction so the technology was not too involved for me to understand it.
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  • Guillaume Lawrence
    5.0 out of 5 stars review
    Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2024
    great
  • Marcos
    3.0 out of 5 stars A ideia é interessante
    Reviewed in Brazil on April 7, 2023
    Lincoln Child é o parceiro de Douglas Preston em outras obras de sucesso. Aqui ele escreve uma obra solo. É um bom techno thriller com uma ideia bem interessante que só se esclarece ao final. O livro precisaria de um editor melhor para cortar um terço da estória para ela ganhar ainda mais agilidade e força. Uma boa leitura descompromissada para um fim de semana, melhor que muito filme que tem por aí ultimamente.
  • Mark B
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book - great read and highly entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2019
    Great plot, well executed - I couldn't put the book down and read the whole book in one sitting. You need to enjoy books with a slight science fiction slant and be prepared to suspend belief to an extent. Was the first book I'd read by Douglas Preston and \ or Lincoln Child. Since then, I've gone on to buy and read everything these guys have written. There's not really a bad book in them. First 4 parts of the Agent Predergast series are particularly worth reading as is The Ice Limit and some of the other standalone books.
  • Kindle Customer1
    2.0 out of 5 stars Buy something else!
    Reviewed in India on March 6, 2018
    Seriously builds up suspense till the very end and then kaboom! Just kidding, one may safely give this a slip. Look for thrills elsewhere.
  • Tahi ElGato
    5.0 out of 5 stars Misnamed
    Reviewed in Australia on October 22, 2020
    There was no Dr Jeremy Logan in this story.
    This book was a great read. Very difficult to guess the direction the story was heading with each introduction of new information. Very enjoyable read with a slightly disturbing ending.