If you take Robert Langdon, Jason Bourne, MacGyver and Ethan Hunt, and mash them all together, then divide by two, you get Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase. OMG! The action, the adventure, the secret clues, the puzzles, the suspense! This story had me holding my breath, and my adrenaline pumping! According to my daughter, there were times when I was gasping, making squealing noises, and holding my breath while reading. And there were times when I had to leave the house, go outside and pace the backyard a few times in a row. Just to calm myself down. Yeah, Andy McDermott has shot to the top of my list of Action/Adventure/Suspense Authors.
I received an e-copy of this story for my honest review.

I've read several books by Andy McDermott and have enjoyed them all. His books are easy to follow and very fast paced. Many times I had to stop reading and didn't want to. I highly recommend this book and anything else that he's written.

So many people have read and loved this that I have little of substance to add. It''s a sprawling action novel featuring two great characters- Nina and Eddie- who are on the hunt for King Midas' gold. You know that's not going to be an easy thing to do! Good guys,bad guys, and conspiracy make this a fast paced read.

The Midas Legacy by Andy McDermott tells the story of two explorers, Nina an archeologist, and her husband, Eddie, who has a background in military techniques and exploration. Together they go on a quest to discover a cave secluded in Nepal, known as the Midas Cave, found long ago by an Atlantian explorer, named Tandor. This search was started long ago by Nina's ancestors and she wants to complete it despite the dangers of others who wish to discover it's treasures for themselves.

This book can be read as a standalone book, but is apparently part of a series. I did not know this going in and found that Nina having discovered not only Atlantis, but also The Ark of The Covenant, among other things a bit over the top for me. It seemed a bit of an Indiana Jones knockoff to me in that respect. I do like Indiana Jones, by the way.

I did enjoy this book despite my feelings about it being a bit over the top, as I said it is part of a series. I think I will read the other books in the series to get a better appreciation for the characters and their adventures. I really liked the archeological aspects and wish there had been more of them.

Overall, this is a good book if you like action and adventure with archeological themes to them.

I acknowledge that I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

Nina and Eddie are on another world traveling adventure with crooks and danger at every turn. Having established the location of Atlantis they are now dealing with the box that made gold. Nina also discovers her grandmother and more relatives. This series deals with archeologists and world history. This book can stand alone but you don't have any of the details they do refer to. Lots of suspense and chases.

The Midas Legacy by Andy McDermott is the latest addition to the popular action/adventure series featuring Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase.

The first book in the series is The Hunt for Atlantis, and The Midas Legacy actually continues part of that story. Nina has a grandmother, whom she was told was deceased, contact her about her family's connection to a mysterious cave guarded by Buddhist monks. Apparently an Atlantean explorer went to the Himalayas and left a treasure in a cave there - a treasure tied to King Midas of Greek mythology. Nina's mother had looked for the location of the cave unsuccessfully. Nina looks at her mother's notes, given to her by her newly discovered grandmother, and determines that a trip to the Himalayas is warranted. An unknown enemy is waiting for them, though, which starts the nonstop action.

Nina and Eddie are known, established characters at this point. You expect Nina to have the research and historical/archeological knowledge at the forefront of her mind. You expect Eddie to have amazing tactical/military knowledge and the ability to get them out of any situation. Nina does have some mad tactical skills too. Nina will have a smart mouth, and Eddie will make bad jokes and wise cracks. They will escape everything.

We're jumping ahead three years from the last book. Nina was pregnant in The Revelation Code. Now Nina and Eddie's daughter Macy is three. In the last book Nina mentioned that she was pregnant on about every other page. Be forewarned that this time it will be mentioned just as frequently that they have a daughter, they have to get back to Macy, they need to survive for Macy, etc. etc. Yes, it is just as annoying. Macy herself is w-a-y too precocious for her age.

While there isn't any further character development beyond the two being parents, let's be honest, these aren't the books you read for great character development and subtle clues you must carefully follow to unlock the secrets. These are formulaic action/adventure thrillers and I can't fault McDermott for writing what his fans want. The heroes will escape from totally unbelievable circumstances in incredibly unrealistic ways, even though they are wounded or hurt, while making bad jokes. There continues to be globe-trotting action with little or no preparation. The pair remain an "almost a magnetic draw for megalomaniacs, murderers, and terrorists."

This is an "airplane book" and at 640 pages you can count on a distraction for hours. You can even skim through some pages and still follow the action. I'd have a backup book around just in case you are stuck overnight at an airport as this one does grow tiresome after so many pages.

Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of the Random House Publishing Group.
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Another Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase adventure from the stable of Andy McDermott. When the series started with Wilde & Chase it was among my favorite series with lots of action and adventure mixed with archaeology. As time moved on, unfortunately the series character did not move on. The remained the same one-dimensional cardboard cut outs. Yes the story line appeared linear with Wilde & Chase falling in love an marrying, but the depth to the characters was missing.

With so many books released in the series, there was a real chance here for the author to expand on the characters and really allow the readers to relate to them. But I guess that's a missed opportunity. Nina Wilde is now a consultant and an author, she's famous but not very happy with her life. I really did not like how the character of Wilde has developed, she constantly bitches in the book, harangues her husband and is completely miserable with her life as a mother and a non-archaeologist. The character did not develop in my point of view, she came across as a person who took a decision and then decided to spread the misery of it to everybody around her. I would give Chase a medal for just putting up with her in this book.

Being a reader of all the books in this series, the plot was relatively easy to guess, the bad guys were not even one dimensional, the twists could be predicted from almost a proverbial mile away and the baddies were overtly buffoonish in their approach. Other than our lead pair, I guess everybody and their pet must have seen through the twists. As usual when Wilde and Chase are involved in their shenanigans some priceless artifact, site or piece of history gets utterly destroyed because the world is a proverbial hell and only Wilde and Chase have the moral compass to do the right things, the rest of the people are always selfish and utter b******s who like to destroy things for selfish gain.

The books are formulaic and can be read for escapism. I liked to read through the book to understand if I could guess all the bad guys before the author revealed them and then also guess the finale or the things that the lead pair would break or destroy on their way to saving a precious artifact which always ends up getting destroyed.

Overall I would give this 2 stars. I have read better from McDermott and would like to see him write some better ones in future.