Torchlight

By Robert Louis Stevenson III

Book Overview

A billion in gold. Two expert divers. One deadly mission. Great news for those who like tense, complex thrillers. . . . Judging by this well-constructed and thoroughly enjoyable debut, Robert Louis Stevenson has inherited some of his namesake's storytelling gift.--Publishers Weekly.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399143157
• ISBN13: 9780399143151
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Superb

Torchlight is one of the most intelligent and well-written techothrillers you'll ever read. Hands down. And the diving sequences are truly remarkable. The author's extensive experience as a deep cold water wreck diver really shows. Highly recommended!

Excellent Book!!!

Being a scuba diver, I pick up the book just for the diving aspect. I realized that the book encompassed a lot more than just diving. The book was well written and moves along at a very quick pace. I would enjoy to read and sequels or books by this author.

General overview of Torchlight

The book Torchlight continues the great writings of the Robert Louis Stevenson name and blood line. Torchlight has a lot of adventure, action, and drama. It shows a retired navy seal that is asked to come back and put the leading arms dealer of the world out of business. As the plot unfolds the president tries to place blame for murder and terrorism on the arms dealer and many of the framings backfired and ended up hurting his establishment. The retired navy seal was sent to do an undercover job on the actual ship with the arms dealer through this many interesting scenes happen. What happens is for the reader to find out.

If RLS' first book is any indication,Cussler has been bested

My perspective on this book is as a diver who tends to stay in the classic literature section. I happened upon this book while looking for an older Cussler novel; hopefully one less haughty than his more recent works. I found this to be exactly what I have been looking for - a well-paced, mostly believable nautical story with characters well developed, but without soap opera character twists. There were a couple of weak spots, but never more than a page or two, and RLS never lost this reader's focus. For those of you who love a good adventure, but decry the "made for TV screenplay" type of writing which has come to replace true literature, this is your book. If his first story is any indication, RLS will leave Cussler in the dust. Can't wait for the sequel.

Gripping, you care about how it ends

This is a tale very well told. I am not a mystery reader and the beginning seemed a little slow but very shortly I was gripped by the events unfolding before me. I really cared about what was going to happen, which was by no means obvious. The technical details of deep water diving were very graphic with the consequences of mistakes only adding to the suspense. This is a tale told at many levels with real characters and exciting adventures. Perhaps the best part was the end when, instead of just dropping the ending in the readers lap and shutting the book, the author brings some completion to the different threads woven into the story. This made it very satisfying to complete. I commend the author for truly "finishing" the tale.