This was an absolute delight to read.

The characters are all very well-rounded, and I'm a sucker for a young girl making everything happen. My family comes from NS which hooked me initially, and the small-town vibes were pretty spot-on.

A very easy and super quick read—perfect for the vacation I bought it to. Not stressful at all nor super complex, but was definitely a page-turner and kept me interested the whole time.

I haven't read anything from Tom Ryan other than this, so looking forward into reading more!

Thank you Grove Atlantic and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for this review.

To be totally honest, I found the first third of the book quite plodding and at one stage thought I would just end up skim reading it to the finish, I didn't feel engaged with the characters and didn't like the jump back and forth between different years, but then the story picked up pace.

People have been visiting Maple Bay not just for the scenery but also in the hope of finding the legendary lost pirate treasure

Peter Barnett on the eve of his 40th birthday receives a letter from a long lost, estranged relative inviting him to the ancestral home in Maple Bay, along Dandy, a teen who has just her beloved grandfather and Cass, a disgruntled author, the three of them are drawn into the mystery, but what can they possibly hope to discover.

I would say this is more of a cosy read, enjoyable to pass a few hours, I did enjoy the twist at the end, which I did not see coming.

This was my first Tom Ryan book and I really enjoyed it. The flashbacks of the boys in the coastal town searching for treasure very much gave Goonies vibes. I loved the weaving of different generations.

This was a great spin on a typical inheritance mystery and murder. Tying in a long hidden treasure is a good discussion point for motives, character evaluation, and having tandem story lines going. This will be a great option for entertainment, book clubs, and classroom discussions.

I had high hopes for this to be a great adventure story. It really wasn't that at all. By chopping up chapters into viewpoints by different people( written in first person and third person) made it harder to follow. Each person did not seem different enough to be a seperate character. Scenes with a character were too short and needed to be fleshed out more to really get a feeling of something happening. It was just too flat to me to be adventurous or to be interesting.

The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan is a fast-paced murder mystery. I loved the plot twist that I didn't see coming.

Thank you, Netgalley, and the publisher for a copy of this book for my honest opinion

RELEASE DATE: October 24th, 2024
GENRE: mystery
TOPICS & THEMES: murder mystery, family, adventure, multiple povs, pirate treasure

The narrative's structure, shifting between multiple points of view with an inconsistent mix of first and third person, leads to repetitive storyline that fails to captivate me. Sadly, I do not think is the book for me. But other reader might find it more enjoyable. I certainly hope they do. It also feels like a start of the series, or at least the story it has must more to say.

I had a lot of fun with this book. It was, for me, the perfect book to take on my recent vacation. I was looking for something that was lite, easy, entertaining, and fun. This basically nailed it on all accounts. It felt to me like the author was actually one of the main characters. There was an intimate knowledge and life experiences that came through with both the setting and the characters, and that made it seem like the author had been there and done that. The story was quite good, it kept me engaged, with subtle and big hooks. The style made for a quick and enjoyable read, the conversations between characters made me feel like I was involved in the conversations. My favorite part was the big drop towards the end, the author delivered a major plot twist that I didn't see coming. I thought I had the book pegged, I was wrong, which made for a fun read. The blurb is actually spot on the book pretty much is a treasure hunt multi level murder mystery. I highly recommend this and wish the book and author success.

I'm a sucker for a lost treasure and a murder/mystery. I also love the "Inherit a house from a long lost relative" trope. This was a fun read and was hooked from the beginning. I was expecting the main characters to work together more and search for the treasure or try to solve the mystery. Overall I enjoyed this book

Set in the quaint town of Maple Bay, Nova Scotia The Treasure Hunters Club follows the story of 5 friends and their descendants on the hunt for lost pirate treasure. Taking the best from the genres of mystery, adventure and intrigue Tom Ryan takes you on a decades long journey about friendship, family and the ties that bind or divide over lost treasure.

So well written with vivid characters and told from different perspectives the author keeps you invested in the journey and initimately invested in each characters outcome. Skillfully plotted with unexpected twists and turns, you’ll want to keep reading long into the night.

I would highly recommend giving this story a read!

Managing to strike a fine balance between an adventure story and a cosy whodunnit, The Treasure Hunters Club is ostensibly about families and inheritance. Three people - a 'Gen Z Nancy Drew', a washed-up writer looking for her next big strike of inspiration, and the long-lost scion to a prestigious local family - find themselves drawn to the secrets of a coastal town, particularly a legendary hidden treasure trove. Is it a perfect mystery? No, not quite - there are several instances of clunky dialogue and the split perspective (several POVs and a mysterious diary to boot) means that the fragmented narrative loses coherency as a result.

Despite all this, the tonal balance is great with a sense of warm found-family battling some genuinely dark and unsettling mystery beats, the whodunnit itself is well-constructed, and the twists, when they come, are genuinely startling, all of this leading to a deeply satisfying ending. The Treasure Hunters Club is a solid, enjoyable mystery that evokes classic tropes and feeling, to create something relatively fresh, like unearthed treasure finally coming to light.

This review is for an ARC which isn't the final version, so some things might change. Hopefully, some things might improve, because this book really deserves it. I almost gave it 4 stars, but I didn't like how one of the twists at the end was done, which was frustrating because it's a really nice idea that could have been explored much better. Apart from that, I liked it. It's a light summer read, preferably while you're on the beach, and it's entertaining. The writing is light and easy, in an informal tone (which I'm not usually a fan of, but that's a personal preference) but the story is intricate enough to keep you wanting to know what comes next. I'd also like to point out that maybe to fans of lighter, more informal reads and YA books this might be actually a good pick!

The Treasure Hunters Club is an enjoyable story surrounding a generations-old mystery. Three unconnected people all play their part in setting into motion this tale. The story takes place in Maple Bay in Nova Scotia. Peter, has been contacted by the grandmother his mother was estranged from. Now in her 90's she is reaching out to him as her only relation. She has things she needs to share. Cass is a YA writer, but her first book did not do well, and she is struggling with what is next. She has received an unexpected invitation to housesit for a year in Maple Bay. Finally, there is Dandy. With the recent passing of her beloved grandfather, she is at loose ends until she finds a message from him where he directs her to visit The Treasure Hunters Club.

The story involves a lot of characters across several generations and with many interconnections. While this could have made the story hard to follow, the author did a great job of laying the story out in a way in which I never was confused or struggled to follow. In Maple Bay, there is a long-held tale of lost pirate treasure. It has captured the attention of visitors as well as the locals. But the treasure isn't the only mystery that the area has hidden.

I enjoyed every moment of this story. The pacing and the characters all worked well together to keep me engaged and invested in the story. We are given enough information to try and unravel the mystery ourselves, but the unexpected turns and a stellar twist make for a
delightfully twisty puzzle. There is a cozy mystery feel to the story so in spite of a murder or two, the action is not too threatening. I am looking forward to reading more from Tom Ryan.

Thank you NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for the opportunity to read in exchange for my honest review.

Told from multiple perspectives, The Treasure Hunters Club begins with 5 boys who find lost pirate treasure. The book follows these 5 five families and how this discovery impacts them and their families for generations.
This book was so fun, it makes you think of the fun you imagine as a kid hunting for buried treasure, but come to life! The author did a great job weaving in the 5 different family stories and making it all make sense. A great plot twist and just the ending we needed.

This book was phenomenal. I was hooked from the beginning. I loved all the characters, the mystery, and the coziness. I loved it!

Who wouldn’t want to find treasure? The idea was put forth in literature by Robert Louis Stevenson in his 1881 classic, Treasure Island. The key theme in it being an adventure, but not any kind of adventure, one chock full of maps, pirates and X marks the spot. Treasure Hunter’s Club by YA author Tom Ryan is a modern twist on the theme. The plot follows the tales of five children in search of pirate treasure. In childhood, many adventures are had during play using one’s imaginations of journeys into the unknown and world of possibilities. But, …What would happen if you did find the treasure? The story, set in Maple Bay, Nova Scotia unwinds and floats between the past and present. There is plenty of intrigue and mystery. Who are these childhood friends? Why are bodies piling up? So, if you are looking for a book that is combination of Treasure Island meets Pirates of the Caribbean meets,Oak Island meets a Generation X’er ‘s popular movie, Goonies, this book is for you. Coming out October 15th!!

Well, a story that seems quite innocent, pages after pages, turn out to be thrilling and full of mysteries and surprises. The storytelling is excellent, Tom Ryan is a real craftman to trap the reader into a spell of adventures and many, really, many redherrings. You guessed it, this is a real enjoyable time to read the story, and to feel more and more involved in the plot, to get trapped, to start thinking hard about who did it ? to realise no real logic is active, to wonder, and then, to have the green light about understanding and every detail previously read falls into place. Clever, really clever and highly amusing !
All opinions are mine, thank you to NetGalley and the author.

This book was a delight! I always loved books that are following some mysterious treasure stories, so the title really caught me from the start and it did not disappoint, though it is not your usual search for cues.

The beginning felt a bit slow, introducing the different characters who would intertwine in the novel. Peter, who is coming to Maple Bay for the first time to finally meet his grandmother, after 40 years without even knowing anything about her. Cass, who is house-sitting, while searching for a great story to write. And Dandy, the local teenager, whose grandfather recently passed away, and let her to take care of a mysterious treasure hunt, with a few older locals. I loved Dandy the most, out of the three characters, she was fun to follow, smart and involved.

Now to the story: Maple Bay is known for the Obelisk Treasure, a documented hidden pirate treasure, which has never been found and people are still seeking nowadays. Among them, locals know that there is more than the eye can see and that this story has been keeping generations of their families busy. What is the secret story behind the treasure?

The book is working mostly with one timeline and some extract from a book relating past events, instead of really having two different timelines, which worked rather well and felt very natural. The necessary twists to make the story stand out were powerful and unexpected. The pacing was excellent after the first few introductive chapters and it was difficult to put the book down. Some descriptions really got the suspense up, and I was feeling anxious for the characters.

It is one of my favourite read so far this year, and I will definitely come back for whatever this author has to write next!

A big thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for letting me have a taste of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

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Thank you Tom Ryan, Morgan from Grove Atlantic and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before its release date.

I have to say that I loved this book!! It was so exciting!! So many great twists in this book had me wanting to keep reading all the time. There were also a lot of great characters. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read adventure mystery type of books.

The description on the NetGalley site said “Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club” and that is the best description for this book for sure.

Thank you again for this great book!!

An enticing premise about hidden treasure and murder is sure to get anyone excited about reading The Treasure Hunters Club. But overall, the mystery becomes tedious. Going between multiple POVs, (with the odd choice of one being told in first person and the others in third person) it becomes repetitive having to re-read information told between characters. Along with freely given stretches of journal entries to fill in the past makes the audience impatient for a climax to happen. Then, a weak plot twist and weak final resolution makes for a lackluster ending. For the book’s description to invoke The Goonies is a long stretch, and one to displease readers.