(Book #4 in the Tiller Galloway Series)
Conditions
A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
Conditions
A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
"One of his best novels yet . . . bristles with suspense . . . What makes this novel particularly memorable are the extensive, harrowing descriptions of cave dives, which are riveting enough to terrify experienced divers." -Publishers Weekly
"Fans of Clive Cussler will love this thriller." - Library Journal.
"White-knuckle diving scenes, constant action." - Kirkus Reviews
"Tiller is a character who grows on the reader . . . As usual, Poyer provides a smashing climax, this one fraught with danger from man and nature." - Jacksonville Times-Union
"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." - Clive Cussler
Welcome to the most dangerous sport on earth: where cave divers step into murky Florida ponds and end up hundreds of feet below the ground, threading through the narrow passages of Swiss-cheese-like rock formations, penetrating tunnels that may open into caverns of breathtaking beauty, or suddenly collapse in rockfalls that crush out their air and their lives. Open-water diver and ex-con Tiller Galloway has come to this watery underworld to find out why an old friend died young - and take one last shot at being a father, a lover, and a friend. But with a woman opening her heart, and a deadly conspiracy closing in around him, Galloway must navigate between lies told aboveground and truths hidden in the depths . . . where a violent battle is about to explode. Combining the knife-edged action of Clive Cussler with the heart stopping storytelling skill of John D. MacDonald, USA Today-bestselling Dave Poyer continues to be one of American's most popular and remarkable thriller writers . . . and a master of underwater suspense. "A ripping good read Poyer raises the bar with this one. The cave-diving scenes are riveting, claustrophobic, terrifying, and beautiful." - Booklist This description may be from another edition of this product.As a Clive Cussler/ Dirk Pitt fan, I gladly welcome Tiller Galloway to my library. I couldn't put this book down (and donated it to the dive shop in Truk). This is a must read, action thriller. I am not a cave diver, so I can't judge how "hokie" some of it may be. Definitely a fun read!StrongDiver
First Poyer book I read and it was excellent. The cave diving parts were so realistic as to be frightening. I'm hooked! Excellent read for divers and/or cavers!
I just finished reading David Poyer's DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA and it is no doubt the best book Poyer has written featuring his hard luck hero, Lyle "Tiller" Galloway. I'd even have to say it's the best book I've read this year!After reading the previous "Tiller Thrillers" (Hatteras Blue, Bahamas Blue, and Louisiana Blue) I was eager to dive in and read "DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA" and see if Tiller still had a knack for finding trouble. Poyer didn't disappoint me. This book is an excellent read for divers and non-divers alike! I sure hope that Galloway licks his wounds, and gets over the bends so he can make an appearance in another Tiller Thriller real soon!
Being a diver I picked this book up on a whim. It promptly consumed all my free time. Excellent dive scene descriptions will get even an accomplished diver's pulse up. Now I have to have the other Tiller Galloway books. Diver or not, BUY THIS ONE!
Poyer's latest is a thriller about cave diving in the honeycombed caverns of the Florida aquifer. The underwater scenes are so vivid, you feel the claustrophobia of a diver wedged into rock a mile under the ground. Tiller Galoway, the main character, is an ex-con trying hard to go straight. He's just flawed enough to be both interesting and believable. Poyer throws in a corrupt land conservation group and a hot romance but the graphic descriptions of this dangerous sport leave you short of breath, and with bleeding knuckles. Diver or not, don't miss this one.
