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Gage Finley #2
Dark Descent
While being wooed for his findings of the renowned treasure of Scavenger, Gage Finley receives a cryptic text message from his daughter. She’s been taken while on vacation—held against her will on a vessel near the Little Sisters Islands, seven miles south of Road Town, BVI.
Revered for her own talent in the water, Niki Finley is forced to make a daring dive inside a cave system chasing a rumor of a new treasure. An impossible feat—only to be attempted by seasoned professionals—will turn disastrous if she comes up empty-handed.
Can Gage find her in time? Or will this familiar stranger end the life of his only child?
Revered for her own talent in the water, Niki Finley is forced to make a daring dive inside a cave system chasing a rumor of a new treasure. An impossible feat—only to be attempted by seasoned professionals—will turn disastrous if she comes up empty-handed.
Can Gage find her in time? Or will this familiar stranger end the life of his only child?
317 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2017
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About the author
J.D. Dudycha
30 books25 followersJ.D. Dudycha believes the best stories are written with characters overcoming real life struggles and everyone deserves a shot a redemption.
After a long stay in the baseball world, both as a player and a coach, J.D. has turned to his real passion, creating gritty, in-your-face characters who leap off the page and ooze practicality. You can’t help but continue to read because you don’t know where the story will take you next. J.D. is in the middle of creating two new action/adventure series.
J.D. spends his time with his wife and children in the sunshine of Florida. When he is able to step away from the world of writing fiction, he enjoys golf and fly fishing, and he never met a mountain he didn’t want to climb or an ocean he didn’t want to explore.
His inspiration is drawn from many different authors. Some of his favorites are C.S. Lewis, Clive Cussler, and Lee Child.
After a long stay in the baseball world, both as a player and a coach, J.D. has turned to his real passion, creating gritty, in-your-face characters who leap off the page and ooze practicality. You can’t help but continue to read because you don’t know where the story will take you next. J.D. is in the middle of creating two new action/adventure series.
J.D. spends his time with his wife and children in the sunshine of Florida. When he is able to step away from the world of writing fiction, he enjoys golf and fly fishing, and he never met a mountain he didn’t want to climb or an ocean he didn’t want to explore.
His inspiration is drawn from many different authors. Some of his favorites are C.S. Lewis, Clive Cussler, and Lee Child.
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September 28, 2017
A few months ago I reviewed Scavengers: A Gage Finley Adventure (Caribbean Series Book 1). It was an action-packed adventure, and I've just finished the second book.
Dark Descent picks up a few months after the last one, and Gage is now an extremely wealthy and famous man, due to his success in salvaging Scavenger. But the price of success is that some people want to use you, or in Gage's case, use his daughter Niki. Niki has been kidnapped to help an unscrupulous team find treasure in a difficult to navigate, underwater cave system. This book is also action-packed, it doesn't stop from beginning to end.
I really like the characters, and the story's also good - lost treasure, the Caribbean, - it's great escapism. Unfortunately I found some of the story didn't work for me. Gage did a few things that didn't make sense, and his side-kick got beaten to a bloody pulp with seemingly no after-effects and he was raring to go the next day. The bad guys also got away with doing some fairly unbelievable things.
There was no back story about the treasure the bad guys were after either, which is a shame, as that really added to the story in the first one. This book was all about the chase rather than the treasure.
Niki is a great female protagonist so it was great to see more of her in the story. I did enjoy this book, but unfortunately also found some things really annoying.
The end of the book sets up the next story, so I won't say anything else, but it sounds intriguing.
If you like your adventure fast and furious, then have a look on Amazon and Goodreads.
Dark Descent picks up a few months after the last one, and Gage is now an extremely wealthy and famous man, due to his success in salvaging Scavenger. But the price of success is that some people want to use you, or in Gage's case, use his daughter Niki. Niki has been kidnapped to help an unscrupulous team find treasure in a difficult to navigate, underwater cave system. This book is also action-packed, it doesn't stop from beginning to end.
I really like the characters, and the story's also good - lost treasure, the Caribbean, - it's great escapism. Unfortunately I found some of the story didn't work for me. Gage did a few things that didn't make sense, and his side-kick got beaten to a bloody pulp with seemingly no after-effects and he was raring to go the next day. The bad guys also got away with doing some fairly unbelievable things.
There was no back story about the treasure the bad guys were after either, which is a shame, as that really added to the story in the first one. This book was all about the chase rather than the treasure.
Niki is a great female protagonist so it was great to see more of her in the story. I did enjoy this book, but unfortunately also found some things really annoying.
The end of the book sets up the next story, so I won't say anything else, but it sounds intriguing.
If you like your adventure fast and furious, then have a look on Amazon and Goodreads.
January 23, 2019
Not bad, but the plot gets ever more preposterous
Difficult for me to say why it gets so preposterous without without giving away huge spoilers, suffice it to say that the indications towards the end as to where the series is going don’t incline me to look for the next one.
Difficult for me to say why it gets so preposterous without without giving away huge spoilers, suffice it to say that the indications towards the end as to where the series is going don’t incline me to look for the next one.
May 15, 2022
Nothing great, but did finish it.
Ok, figured out the story ahead of time. Okay writing, but really nothing special - don't really recommend, to much other stuff worthy of my time out there.
Ok, figured out the story ahead of time. Okay writing, but really nothing special - don't really recommend, to much other stuff worthy of my time out there.
October 1, 2017
Thought 1st one better
This story was alright, but did not have the intensity of the other. I also believe better editing would improve the story.
This story was alright, but did not have the intensity of the other. I also believe better editing would improve the story.
October 10, 2017
I liked this second novel. It had good pacing of action and really drew me into the story. Gage Finley is up to his old tricks.
October 27, 2017
Good novel, looking forward to the next one.
November 4, 2017
When a vacation goes ara.i
A story of a father's love. A thugs list for treasure and a "Honeymooning" couple. Throw in a museum and you have a really good adventure.
A story of a father's love. A thugs list for treasure and a "Honeymooning" couple. Throw in a museum and you have a really good adventure.
April 26, 2018
very good
August 26, 2018
If it wasn't for dumb luck over and over and over and over, these guys would have been dead 10 times. I like my action packed novels to be remotely believable.
March 21, 2019
another sea diving adventure with Gage and Duke.
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