Name: The Devil's Triangle
ISBN: 9781501150340

Catherine Coulter

J.T. Ellison

"Nicholas Drummond and his partner Mike Caine are threatened when the Fox calls from Venice asking for help. She warns Nick and Mike that a devastating Gobi desert sandstorm that's killed thousands in Beijing isn't a natural phenomenon but was produced by man. The Covert Eyes team heads to Venice, Italy, to find out the truth before an obsessed family devastates Washington, DC."-- Back cover.

The Devil's Triangle

Sahi K

** spoiler alert **
           In this fourth installment of Mike and Nicholas from the FBI, they heed the call for help from their once nemesis, the master thief Kitsune. What follows is a thrilling adventure involving a money making Storm machine, the descendants of Moses, the Ark of the Covenant and the Bermuda Triangle.

The book starts with Kitsune delivering the stolen staff of Moses to her clients but they want her dead instead. When Nicholas, Mike and team come to Venice to help, they are attacked and they figure out that the persons responsible are the Kohath twins who just happen to be the direct descendants of Moses. Their only goal is to find the Ark of the Covenant and will do anything to achieve this. Their grandfather has a storm machine that he uses to create storms that devastate cities which in turn fill up their coffers through their investments prior to the disaster. When the twins decide to kill the FBI team and also use a majestic storm to destroy all of Washington D.C, Nicholas and Mike follow their trail right to the invisible island in the Bermuda triangle. The rest of the book deals with how the threat is handled and the world is saved. The story of the Ark is also resolved in a way that is not totally unexpected.

The plot line of a weather controlling machine responsible for all unexpected storms in the last century being used for profit sounds totally preposterous but the book is nevertheless engaging. Everything happens at a very fast pace not giving the reader much time to think. Its an enjoyable read especially for fans of Steve Berry or James Rollins.

Jolie

I know that I have stated in earlier reviews that I absolutely hate picking up and reading a book mid-series. Why is that? Because there is always tie ins to the other books in the series and I am left wondering “What did I miss in the earlier books?” While, The Devil’s Triangle did have those moments, I am happy to say that they were few and far between. The only time I even started to wonder that was with the scenes with Kitsune and the Covert Eye team. There was so much history there that I wished I had read the earlier books.

The Koath twins, Ajax and Cassandra, just oozed evil. I couldn’t believe at how evil they were. I mean, they thought nothing of discussing killing people and they thought nothing of using their connections to the local police and army to execute those killings. All the while keeping up very public personas that they were these good people who did great things for the world. I am glad that the author didn’t try to make them any less evil (well, Cassandra was given a kind of conscious that lasted for all of 3 pages). I also liked that you could see Cassandra and Ajax’s sanity unraveling as the book went on and as they continued to make major mistakes.

While I didn’t read the earlier books (see above statement), I did like Kitsune. I mean, she pulled off stealing the staff of Moses and then eluded the Koath twins and their goons until she allowed herself to get caught. She was very resourceful and I liked how she had the Covert Eye team recruited to help her with her mission (read the book to find out what it was).

The action was intense. From when Kitsune decided that she had to kill the goons outside the Koath twins house to the end, it didn’t let up. I felt like I couldn’t take a breath or I would miss something. And yes, for those of you who have weak stomachs or like things all sunshine and butterflies…..there is people killing people in this book. Most who need it….some who don’t.

I thought the plotline of the weather control machine with ties to DaVinci and Tesla was fantastic. I actually have no problem imagining that someday, there will be a machine like that (if there isn’t one already). Add in the plotline about the search for the Ark of the Covenant and intertwine it with the weather control machine and it made for a great read!!!

The end of the book was pretty good. A bit anticlimactic but good. I am wondering if there will be a book 5.

How many stars will I give The Devil’s Triangle: 4

Why: This was a great book with a couple of fantastic storylines woven into it. The way the author brought them all together was fantastic and I couldn’t read enough of it.

Will I reread: Yes

Will I recommend to family and friends: Yes

Age range: Adult

Why: Violence and language

**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**