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Diver James McGregor is used to being hired to explore sunken ships. But there's something strange about the wreck of the luxury yacht Grave Descend. No one who was aboard tells quite the same story about what happened. Then there's the matter of the mysterious cargo they were carrying... In one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a sinister plot is about to unfold. And if McGregor's not careful, he may find himself in over his head.
  • First publication in more than 30 years!
  • A stunning thriller by the author of Binary, Zero Cool, and The Venom ...
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Overview

Diver James McGregor is used to being hired to explore sunken ships. But there's something strange about the wreck of the luxury yacht Grave Descend. No one who was aboard tells quite the same story about what happened. Then there's the matter of the mysterious cargo they were carrying... In one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a sinister plot is about to unfold. And if McGregor's not careful, he may find himself in over his head.
  • First publication in more than 30 years!
  • A stunning thriller by the author of Binary, Zero Cool, and The Venom Business.
  • Nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best paperback novel of the year.
  • Ed Gorman on GRAVE DESCEND: "A serious book written by a serious writer."

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Fans of Michael Crichton who are certain that they've read every single one of the prolific writer's masterworks (The Great Train Robbery, Sphere, Jurassic Park, Disclosure, et al.) may have overlooked one: Grave Descend. Written while Crichton was attending Harvard Medical School and published in 1970 under the pseudonym John Lange, this brilliant deep-sea thriller is back in print for the first time in more than three decades!

James McGregor is a 39-year-old professional diver who, after suffering through numerous unsavory salvage jobs in New York and Miami, has relocated to sunny Jamaica. When a relatively straightforward and highly lucrative assignment -- to explore a luxury yacht that has inexplicably sank off the coast of Jamaica -- practically falls in his lap, McGregor readily accepts. But as he learns more about the mysterious sinking -- and about the yacht's enigmatic owner -- he begins to realize that he's being set up in an elaborate con that involves the Sicilian Mafia, exotic femme fatales, and hungry hammerhead sharks.

Regardless of whose name is on the cover, Grave Descend is a masterfully written adventure/thriller replete with wily scams, sunken treasure, intriguing villains, and more than a few jaw-dropping plot twists. The additional narrative threads involving English literary icon Samuel Johnson -- the title refers to a line in a Johnson poem, as does the name of a prominent character -- make this not only an obvious collector's item for Crichton fans but also a must-read for anyone who enjoys top-notch cerebral thrillers. Paul Goat Allen

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780843955972
  • Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 11/28/2006
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 203
  • Series: Hard Case Crime
  • Product dimensions: 4.10 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

John Lange is the author of numerous popular thrillers including Binary, Zero Cool, Odds On, Scratch One, Easy Go, Drug of Choice, and The Venom Business. He received an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America for Grave Descend for best paperback novel of the year.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 5, 2008

    Med-School Era Crichton

    Those familiar with Michael Crichton probably already know 'especially if you've read Travels' that Crichton wrote fiction under pseudonyms while in Harvard Medical School, and upon graduating decided to become an author instead of a doctor. Genetically-engineered dinosaurs everywhere are grateful, I suppose. Grave Descend represents one of Crichton's later efforts in medical school, and has been recently reprinted. It's interesting to see Crichton's early work, before he became fascinated with research as a substitute for characters and plot. Not that the plot here is much better in fact, the entire book is woefully cliche. Most of the twists are obvious, the characters are two-dimensional 'not much has changed for Crichton over the years' and the descriptive prose is completely inadequate. Grave Descend does have plenty of action going for it, along with a quick pace that makes it easy to read and mildly captivating in spite of it's flaws. Crichton fans may enjoy this, but mystery fans can do far better elsewhere.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 13, 2007

    Grave Descend

    The best thing that can be said about Lange's Grave Descend is that it moves swiftly. Beyond that, I would be hard pressed to come up with anything else. I've read several of the Hard Case novels, and Grave Descend features some of the weakest characters yet- derivative and uninspired. Lange has little talent or patience for description, and is content to TELL rather than SHOW. You know you're in trouble when after 100+ pages there is suddenly a Mafia/Nazi angle to the story...

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