Doubloon: A Novel

Jay Amberg

Sep 2012 · Ignition Books®

About this ebook

"A beautiful, combative reporter, some crafty Cuban expats and a raft of weather-beaten divers keep the plot moving at a steady clip. The final recovery scenes in the face of a raging hurricane deliver true high-seas drama."--Publishers Weekly "This action thriller is written in the Clive Cussler mode: a hearty, exciting plot; familiar characters.... The story moves along smartly.... Fans of high-seas adventures will no doubt stick with it until the end.... Recommend Amberg to Cussler fans...."--Booklist "Amberg has great fun explaining the routines involved in diving for treasure, safe methods of decompression, how artifacts keep in salt water, and other seagoing details. Salty sailor talk. And the reader gets greedy for that bullion."--Kirkus Reviews "Murder, betrayal, and a fortune in lost Spanish treasure, Doubloon has all the elements of a terrific adventure tale and Amberg pulls them together like a master. This book never slows."--Jack du Brul, author of Pandora's Curse

Ratings and reviews

If you are a scuba diver, you will love this book... If you are not a scuba diver, you will still love this book, but start diving as well... I'm very picky when it comes to books and usually just read Clive Cussler or Andy McDermott. Now I can add another author to that list...

Great read!

Could see the characters and feel the interaction. Well done.

About the author

Jay Amberg is the author of eleven books. He received a BA from Georgetown University and a PhD from Northwestern University. He has taught high school and college students since 1972. Among his works are Bone Box, America's Fool, Whale Song, and 52 Poems for Men (a compilation), Doubloon, Blackbird Singing and Deep Gold.