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.

This book stepped up hard after the first 1/3 of the book, the setup was pretty slow but it all made sense in the last 50 or so pages when the dominoes came tumbling down and it had such a satisfying conclusion.

Peter, who has little to show for his almost forty years of life, Cass, a struggling author and Dandy, who is dealing with the death of her grandfather, all land in Maple Bay where they become entwined in the mystery of lost treasure.

The book started off quite slowly and dragged in parts. It was a lot more cozy mystery than thriller, which would have made it more interesting for me. However, I did not anticipate the plot twist so that was a good surprise.

If you like goonies, the curse of oak Island and a really good mystery then you'll love this. I devoured this book so quickly. It's quipy and fast paced. There were so many twists and turns and honestly it was just so good you have to read for yourself. I don't give a lot of 5 stars but this earned it

The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan. I think this book may be enjoyable if directed to a young adult or teen market. The characters were all different and a little interesting. Mirabel was very enjoyable but alas… I sometimes had trouble following the time line of the generations. I admit to not finishing but jumping to the end because I lost interest. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

3.5 stars!
This was a cozy mystery that I really enjoyed - I loved the small, coastal town setting and the premise of lost treasure was a lot of fun.

It has three different perspectives which I loved and overall it was well paced. Each character was interesting and well written .

There were some twists and one in particular that was really good!

I feel like it was definitely a good book but I could tell this author writes a lot of YA - it felt like it should be targeted towards a slightly younger audience.

I enjoyed this treasure hunt for the most part. Lots of characters, lots of POV– but the layers between the past and present were layered in an interesting way. The formatting for the ARC was atrocious, so fair warning there. This is one of those books that I liked well enough (and one twist in particular made me gasp out-loud) but I’m not sure the story had enough defining features to make it stand out from another mysteries I’ve read. This wouldn’t stop me from trying another Tom Ryan novel but this book was just all right, in my estimation.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. The premise of the book really intrigued me and while I enjoyed the story, it felt disjointed. The narration jumps around between multiple characters and journal entries from the past, so if you don't like a nonlinear story, this will not appeal to you. I enjoy books that go back and forth in time or between 2 characters, but this was a little too much for me. My favorite character was Dandy, a teen girl who played a major role. I did not see the plot twist coming, but in hindsight, I should have. Overall, I would give it 3.5 stars out of 5--good premise and enjoyable story with some fun characters but confusing at times and not an ending that I particularly liked.

This was such a fun adventure. The book blurb says this is "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies" and in a lot of ways it held up to that promise. The pacing was a tad bit slow for my personal taste, but I did think the characters were pretty well fleshed out given that it was also a mystery and sometimes mysteries are all about action, and not about character development. "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone" had a great balance of mystery and character development. I sort of thought this was going to be a cozy mystery, and that isn't exactly true, there is more violence than I would have expected, but nothing horror level.

Buckle up and enjoy the ride.

Thank you to netgalley and publisher for the arc in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I received this ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

 

This is a fun read. An adventure story of buried treasures and family secrets. I loved the characters, I thought they were relatable, particularly Dandy (Danielle). Great location, it reminded me of the old Gothic stories - a big mansion near the sea with sprawling vegetation and old buildings. And setting it in a small village lend itself to the old Mysteries. I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys these types of stories.

This book is going to be one of the top Thriller Mystery I ever read in 2024 and I cannot stress more for everyone to pick a copy and read it ASAP!

Treasure hunts and stories of hunts over the years and much more!

Weaved like the expert storyteller he is, Mr Ryan has outdone himself in this book as it is full of action and suspense, timelines crossing from the past to present, well-defined characters and then he plays treasure hunt with his audience without the reader even realising it until far too deep into the book!

I felt my jaw drop to the floor when I reached the ultimate twist and remember applauding loudly making people around me turn to look at what has gotten into me.

So buckle up guys, you have a teen detective, a rich old lady reuniting with her grandson, and an author looking for a break in the most picturesque, yet historical little seaside Canadian town where stories of Buried treasure fills the place.

My sincere gratitude to the publisher for offering me an early copy. All opinions mine. Highly recommended.

I came into this book not knowing what to expect, but thinking from the description it was going to be a cozy; to a certain extent it was. There was a fair amount of death and violence but not anything that was overly graphic. I think the biggest issue I had was with the pace of the story. It took a very long time for anything to get started and then everything happened at once. Overall, I found it to be a little uneven, but not bad.

This was a fun story with a few surprisingly dark twists. I enjoyed the characterizations and the back-and-forth nature of the story. It did feel a little drawn out for my personal taste - I occasionally felt lost in detail, when what I really wanted was to see the action keep clicking along. Still, on the whole I quite enjoyed watching the secrets and lies unfold and I was caught off-guard by the revelations more than once.

An Idyllic Place..
Maple Bay, a perfectly idyllic haven set on the coast, is not simply well known for its beauty but rather its legend. Lost pirate treasure that has been sought for generations - but what else do the locals know about what exactly might be buried away in this pretty idyll? When Peter Barnett receives a mysterious letter calling him home to an estranged past, it sets in motion a series of bizarre events and meetings - as well as a mystery of grand proportions. With a deftly drawn cast of characters, a perfectly well imagined and atmospheric backdrop and a puzzle at its very heart, this is an enjoyable and compelling mystery come adventure littered with twists and turns and memorable excursions.

Thanks Grove Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly Press and NetGalley for this E -ARC of the Treasure Hunter's club by Tom Ryan.

This book's blurb had me editorial review had me hooked at My family killed someone meets the Goonies-

I loved that the book is set in Nova Scotia, a part of the world that intrigues and going there is on my travel bucket list.

It is at its heart a cozy murder mystery, with multi POV's- the lives of three strangers which intersect and a secret that's been buried for a long time that's about to come to light.

I really liked this book even if it felt at times the the switching between different POV's felt a bit glitchy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the setting and the plot. Would highly recommend....