Tiger Reef [Paperback]

John McKinna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Readers first thrilled to the breathtaking adventures of deep-sea diver Ben Gannon in Crash Dive...

Now readers who crave more will get their fill--as McKinna pits his deep-sea adventurer against modern-day pirates in exotic Indonesia.

Praise for Crash Dive: "Absorbing...Drawing from his own experience as a commercial diver, McKinna is generous with the details. [His] story of man vs. sea holds surprises."--Publishers Weekly

"A Thrilling, Realistic, Nail-Biting Hell-Ride. McKinna puts you on the bomb-laden oil rig with minutes to go before detonation. Builds to an explosive surprise ending and Left Me Craving More..."--Michael DiMercurio

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451409191
• ISBN-13: 978-0451409195
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly Enjoyed This Diving Thriller . . . ., May 28, 2000

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George DeSantos (La Jolla, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiger Reef (Paperback)

This is great summer read. The commercial diver hero, Ben Gannon, gets tangled up with Indonesian pirates, crime lords, and tiger-poaching mercenaries over in the Java Sea. Hot action and some really twisted characters keep the surprises popping up, and there are some very well-drawn technical diving scenes. The female lead, Gannon's girl Sass, is very appealing: sexy and down-to-earth. And author McKinna has a really entertaining writing style--his "turn of phrase" is often funny in a dry sort of way. And he keeps things moving fast. Fun to read, loads of thrills and laughs. Nothing not to like in this book, the second in a series that started last summer with Crash Dive, which was also very good. Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Action in the South Pacific!, May 22, 2000

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T. Lucas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiger Reef (Paperback)

Now heres a helluva good read! This is a real fast adventure that ocurs in the Java Sea involving modern pirates and the illegal killing and selling of protected tigers to make Asian medicines. Second diving novel from the ex-commercial diver (John McKinna) who did "Crash Dive" last year. This series looks like a real winner. The guy has a first rate imagination, and a lot of technical knowledge about the sea to go with it. Characters are great and really funny, or really sick and scary too! "Tiger Reef" is one of those can't-put-her-down books, and Ben Gannon's second adventure is like visiting with an old friend. Dang it, now I'm going to have to by all of this series, too. Don't matter. Money well spent. When McKinna writes, it's entertaining on every page. Love the action and the humor!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Adventure, Great Writing!, January 4, 2001

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C.C. (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tiger Reef (Paperback)

Got this book for Christmas and read it in one shot. An updated old-fashioned adventure story on and in the South Seas, complete with AK-toting Sumatran pirates, killer squid, and really BAAAAD guys. Author McKinna keeps things moving quickly, the action fast and furious, not to mention funny. Like dark humor? This has it in spades. Good deep diving scenes too. You can tell the writer's a former pro. Now I gotta get the first book in the series, Crash Dive. This stuff would make a GREAT movie! Maybe Russell Crowe or George Clooney as Ben Gannon (the working class hero). This book is a real winner. Loved it.