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Pyramid Of Doom (2014)

by Andy McDermott(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1299068987 (ISBN13: 9781299068988)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Bantam

series

Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase

review 1: There's a danger of repetition and formula creeping into Andy McDermott's fifth Wilde/Chase novel, though that might seem a silly comment - surely every one of his books has added up to the same concoction? Well yes I suppose they have, but The Cult of Osiris - while as bags of fun as you've come to expect from the author - is just a little close to his first, still unmatched book The Hunt for Atlantis, and threatens to derail what is a perfectly fun, escapist plot.The shared DNA is clear. A crazed cult looking to control ancient wonders? Check. A booby trapped said wonder? Check. A diabolical, world-threatening scheme by a bonkers billionaire? Check again. The previous books had a similar template but threw a few other components into the mix, yet here McDermott threatens... more to simply repeat what he did before (which to some extent his characters acknowledge, but that doesn't make it right). Nonetheless, his fifth outing remains as bonkers and fun as most of the rest, in fact it's probably the third strongest in terms of actual writing - Nina gets an arc devoted to rediscovering her worth, not to mention a wannabe in the form of Macy Sharif (not nearly as annoying as she could have been) though Eddie gets less development here, it has to be said. In terms of villains, Khalid Osir is nicely Bondian in his charm and while as ever plenty of characters are floating about, they don't intrude perhaps as much as in previous books.So yeah... another fun bit of nonsense, worth it for Eddie stealing a Grand Prix car in Monaco in a tuxedo, with McDermott continuing to take joy in his characters and ideas. He's close to simply repeating past glories though, even more so than usual, so I hope the next one perhaps adopts some fresher approaches.
review 2: Following up on the events of the previous book, this book finds Eddie and Nina falling on hard times and the entire world now views Nina as a joke. When college student Macy contacts Nina claiming to have pictures of a tablet that could lead to one of the biggest discoveries yet: the tomb of the Egyptian god Osiris. Unfortunately there's also a powerful cult full of influential people standing in the way, people who are more than willing to eliminate anyone who gets in their way.I've enjoyed this series from the first word and this book is no different. Although I wasn't a fan of how much Nina and Eddie argued and Nina was depressed. Don't get me wrong, I can see how hard it was for Nina to be disgraced and shunned by her colleagues, but it just kind of dragged on. Overall, I enjoyed this adventure and while it wasn't as climactic as the previous books, it was highly engaging and entertaining.Eddie Chase & Nina Wilde Series: The Hunt for Atlantis (1), The Tomb of Hercules (2), The Secret of Excalibur (3), The Covenant of Genesis (4), The Pyramid of Doom (5), The Sacred Vault (6), Empire of Gold (7), Temple of the Gods (8) less

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