The Midas Legacy

Andy McDermott’s THE MIDAS LEGACY has a lot going for it. The best being the main characters, Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase. When they’re together in the book, the novel moves along, is exciting, and made me laugh. However, the “fire-power” scenes with the bad guys also made me laugh, and not in a good way. This is a long novel, and it would’ve worked better had those battle scenes been cut in less than half. The shooting and bombs got silly after awhile, and I often forgot what Nina and Eddie were doing in the various locales. Mr. McDermott’s writing is better than this. I could see “between-the-lines” that he had more substance.
This is the latest in the series. I went to read the first one HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, where the couple meets, and found a much better, tighter written book. I want adventure in my novels, but going over-the-top doesn’t work. I hope Mr. McDermott doesn’t keep thinking “Bigger is Better,” and goes back to his stronger writing — his characters.

I have really enjoyed the action and the humor of all of Andy McDermott’s Wilde and Chase novels. I’ve read all of them. This one is a different scenario as they now have a toddler daughter and we meet Nina’s long lost grandmother, who has a secret of her own.

But while I liked the book it didn’t seem as satisfying to me as the older ones. It read like a soap opera at times and less about the action, which the author is really good at writing. There were a few laugh out loud moments, which I enjoyed. If you are a fan of these books you need to read it. If you’ve never read a book by Andy McDermott, I recommend finding his older ones first.

But as always, I’m looking forward to the next one.

Well I am a big fan of Nina and Eddie’s antics and this book was full of fun and a great story line. But,I had to skip a few pages at the end of the book because their exploits were just too unreal. I will not be a spoiler, but, hanging off the back of an aircraft in a truck is a bit much.
The characters are a good balance of good and bad and how Eddie and Nina deal with them in their standard fashion….Zink, bam, bonk!
But ,they have a new outlook on life since they have a 3 year old daughter…Macy.
The book was one of the best reads I have had this year. Mr. McDermott did a great job of making me think I was with our two hero’s dodging punches and bullets. If I overlooked the pages of unreal activities then I would of given the book 5 stars. That being said each time I picked up the book I could not wait to see where Nina and Eddie took me next.

This is one of my favorite series.
But I don’t read it because I want to reflect and think deeply on anything.
I read these books for what they are FUN.
I love the chemistry between the main characters, Eddie an Nina are great together.
Yes, there is a beyond Indian Jones (he is even mentioned in this one) quality to their escapades but I just shake my head and go on.

So if you are looking for a literary masterpiece this is NOT your book.
If you are looking for a FUN read, I recommend this series. Though I would recommend starting at the beginning as each book builds on the previous ones.

I love the adventures of Eddie and Nina. And I know when I read that there is going to be a lot of violence and the need for suspension of belief. This one however was just a little too far over the top. It was light on character development and extremely heavy on incredible feats that boggled the mind. Definitely NOT one of my favorites.

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