Review: A complex action/adventure comparable to other popular authors in this Genra
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2012
In my opinion - as a voracious reader (3/4 books each week) - this first book in author Matt Chatelain's 4 book Sirenne Saga - The Caves of Etretat - compares VERY favorably with the style of writing, pacing, character and story development and plot complexity with books written by popular authors such as Jeffery Deaver, James Rollins, Gayle Lynds, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs.  This complex, thought provoking, conspiracy action/adventure story sets the stage for the whole saga.This first book in this epic series tells the story of Paul Sirenne - an average Canadian Bookstore owner in his mid-thirties who considers himself an armchair puzzle and mystery solver.  An only child, Paul has grown up in a magical environment wherein his father continually developed increasingly more complex riddles and search problems for Paul to solve.When the book opens, Paul learns that his father and his father's wife had just been murdered, and that their bodies had been mutilated into forming the letters H. N..  A note sent by Paul's father to him just before the murders sends Paul to the little town of Etretat, France.  And so begins this epic quest by Paul and 4 very close friends.The author has done an amazing job of weaving historical events into this book such that it had me wondering about whether or not the book's version of history wasn't more accurate than my previous perception!  When I finished this book I was filled with 2 major thoughts: 1) YES, history is being re-written like it really could have been; and 2) how soon could I download and read book #2 in the series.When checking out the author's website, he admits that he purposely made the first 2 books in the series for a small price so that readers who liked his writing style and the story line would rush to read books #3 and #4.  Count me in; I also invite you to come back and see my reviews of these books too.