A great fast-paced action thriller with historical references. I feel that this may not be Will Adams' best, but still quite worthy of a read. I love this kind of book, as you can learn some interesting history while reading an entertaining book.

One word of caution - if you're a fan of Will Adams books, you should note that this one has a major spoiler relating to the previous book The Lost Labyrinth. ( )

Having not read the prior three books in the series I found the call backs to incidents with a Georgian gangster to be superfluous to the story line, however I can certainly see the relevance had someone been reading the series in full - that being said they don't at all ruin the book as a stand alone novel.

The story itself surrounds a marine park which has arranged for a marine salvage crew to work a wreck after they finish their current search down the coast, the manager of the marine park however goes missing along with their daughter who is a previous acquaintance of Daniel Knox, one of the marine salvage crew. Knox then travels up to the park to see what's going on at the same time as the managers other daughter comes home from England to search for them. Along comes a greedy entrepreneur who wants to take over the land and a dash of oceanic mystery.

Enjoyable, picks up pace towards the end and keeps you guessing until the last few pages as to what entirely is going on. Might have to go back and read the others now. ( )

By Salma Tantawi - writer for www.Cairo360.com

'Welcome to Eden. Population: Zero'. With this tag line, starts the fourth part of the adventure book series by author Will Adams. The Eden Legacy continues to follow the main character Daniel Knox’s underwater adventures, where he explores some of the great mysteries and treasures of the ancient world.

This time he is leaves Egypt and the Mediterranean area and travels to the alluring coasts of Madagascar, where the novel begins. Knox is a part of a expedition team searching for an ancient Chinese treasure ship wreck, but the expedition is interrupted by the disappearance of his friend Rebecca’s father and her sister from the idyllic Eden nature reserve.

As his moral responsibility forces him to leave the task at hand and help with the investigation in Eden, he comes across astonishing secrets concerning his friend’s family’s boat that might endanger all their lives. Little does he know that his life is already in danger; his enemy has hired a hit man to kill him.

It seems at first that The Eden Legacy is one of those adventure novels that often trail off into different directions, leaving the reader confused and bored. On the contrary, the story here is much more intriguing and well-structured. The book’s design and the back cover’s plot description make it look like an Indiana Jones/Dan Brown kind of an adventure, which it isn’t.

So it didn’t turn out to be 'an adventure that will rewrite history' as the cover had promised; but The Eden Legacy is nonetheless a gripping story that has enough elements to make it interesting without exaggeration. It starts off with three separate stories of the hero (Knox), the villain (the hit man), and the princess who needs help (Rebecca); but as the three of the main characters meet, it starts to take massive turns from action to romance and even humour.

The Eden Legacy has all the necessary elements for an adventure novel. However, Adams’ fans may find it to be flat in comparison to his earlier works. Still, the novel has a thrilling storyline presented in a sequence that is sophisticated yet easy to follow, making The Eden Legacy an adventure book worth reading.

Another treasure hunt involving Daniel Knox... ( )