The Golden Keel by Desmond Bagley……
This nagging feeling which comes whenever you read a book which is about a hidden treasure is that whether they would get it in the end!…. Almost all treasure search or heist would always end up in going kaput or most of the contenders dying or losing the treasure or the treasure being a dud!….. What essentially I mean is that most of these treasure hunt stories usually end in heartbreak!….
Spoiler alert!…. This is one of them!… Which one you read to find it though!.. But for a change there’s some salvation….you do get some rewards in the end!…
The whole treatment though reminds me of those classic war stories written by Alister MacLean !….. The build up to story then the planning then the execution then the maintenance of suspence!… In fact when they reached the treasure I was assuming the the novel would end!… Was pleasantly surprised to see that it was only halfway there!….
The story is apparently inspired by a true event and also the chief protagonist is based on the author’s real life…. The building up of characters was too good and the final twists in the last chapter was the icing on the mystery cake!…..throw in some War stories with Germans and Italians for good measure!!….. And you have an engaging read!…….
It’s a pretty old novel though so read it for nostalgia or the golden oldies if you catch my drift!…..
So what’s a golden keel you ponder!??… Well it’s something to prevent you from sinking in troubled waters!!….. That’s the most I can mention without revealing the plot!!…
Let the treasure hunt begin!….
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