Circle of Bones

The Shipwreck Adventures, Book 1

By: Christine Kling

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Former marine Maggie Riley has just set sail for the Caribbean, ready for a little R&R on her 40-foot boat before starting a work assignment in Dominica.

Then Cole Thatcher appears. Sexy, naked - and possibly nuts - Cole turns out to be an archaeologist searching for the wreckage from a World War II submarine that may hold millions in gold coins and classified documents from a powerful inner circle of the secret society Skull and Bones. Maggie has enough skeletons to deal with, but when she learns her own past may intersect the Bonesmen’s, joining Cole in the hunt for the sub may be the only course to uncover a hidden truth.

©2013 Christine Kling (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Entertaining Adventure Book Under 10 bucks

Good solid effort. Interesting, holds reader's interest the whole way. Believable characters, excellent setting, fairly predictable plot, though well-done.

The time/POV shifts in the story were occasionally hard to follow. One paragraph would follow another (not a chapter break), but the action was days later. Or the same day, different locale.
I didn't like the ending. Contrived cliffhanger, the kind intended to force you to read the next in the series to find out how the hero or heroine gets out of an impossible situation. However, as the next book is only $7.34 so not such a big issue this time.

All in all the book was an entertaining adventure book without excessive gore or sex scenes.

Angela Dawe did a really good job with the delivery of the story. Some people didn't like her narration but I have to disagree I liked her reading.

Lady Indiana Jones Adventures

I purchased this series out of order and am just listening to this story, shame on me for missing out on a great tale. I listened to #2 first and didn’t realize when I wrote that review, that yes, these tales are linked together and really don’t stand alone.
There are a few authors, this one and e.g. Tiffany Snow’s Kathleen Turner series, my fave, that do link the adventures together. So many reviews say get the whole series or must read in order. I have been burned and had to return books based on that suggestion.
I now choose a summery and if the author gains my attention, then I purchase the series and force myself to listen at book #1. As you have already discovered #1 can be an author’s best work, and for other author’s their best work comes later and you rely on fellow reviewers to advise.
If you start this series, get this book first!!
I am a huge fan of reader Ms Angela Dawe, as I like all her male voices. Her Scottish accents, none better! Her children voices can warm your heart. In this tale, she nails the foreign speech patterns head on and you are right there in the limelight with our characters.
See Marcia Clark’s series for a great mystery series and Nora Roberts MacGregor for a great romance series read by Ms Dawe. They will not disappoint if you are a fan of hers.
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Starts a bit Slow

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I wasn't sure about this book, and the first time I started listening I was put off by the narrator. However, I did eventually go back and started listening to this book again. Once I got past the narrator, the book was actually pretty good. There were some parts that made me wonder how the strong and smart lead female character, Maggie Reilly, couldn't see what was coming. However, these lapses in judgement do add new twists to the story. Overall, this book is good listen to pass time.

fun read

it took a bit to get into but worth it. very exciting ending and good set up for the next book

Great treasure hunt and mystery

I liked how the two different story lines came together. A missing french submarine and a Caribbean island sailor with a mysterious lover.