Dourado

by David Wood

Book Overview

A sunken treasure. An ancient Biblical artifact. A mystery as old as humankind. On January 25, 1829, the Portuguese brig Dourado sank off the coast of Indonesia, losing its cargo of priceless... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097957384X
• ISBN13: 9780979573842
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Gryphonwood Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

What a ride! Wow !

I loved this book .Great Great Read You will Love this book to !

The Return of the Beach Book

"A sunken treasure. An ancient Biblical artifact. A mystery as old as humankind... a lost Biblical artifact, the truth behind which could shake the foundations of the church, and call into question the fundamentally held truths of human existence." ...yawn...heard it all before. The ubiquitous faith-destroying archaeological discovery plot certainly didn't start with Dan Brown, but his success with it has made it seem almost cliche. The basic premise, that traditional religious beliefs are but a curtain concealing something much more mysterious, no longer seems quite so controversial. I'll admit, my cynicism held me back from reading David Wood's Dourado for a long time. That's unfortunate because Dourado is a lot of fun. Wood's heroic but very human (and even slightly flawed) protagonists romp around the world, squaring off against the mysterious baddies who are the self-appointed guardians of the aforementioned secret. Dane Maddock, former-Navy SEAL turned salvage diver answers a call for help from Kaylin Maxwell, the daughter of his old CO, and is thrust into a treasure hunt that begins in the sunken wreck of a ship called Dourado, and ends--almost literally--at the gates of Hell. Along the way, Maddock battles a team of killers and wrestles with his own personal demons, but he's not alone. He gets some help from his long-time friend and comrade in arms, Uriah "Bones" Bonebreak, and equal parts help and trouble from the lovely Kaylin. Wood keeps his characters in the forefront, and lets the relic and the mystery surrounding it take a back seat, which is really what fans of the action-thriller genre want. When he finally does pull back the curtain a little, the secret is a whopper. Dourado is a brisk read, reminiscent of early Cussler adventures, and perfect for an afternoon at the beach or a cross-country flight. You'll definitely want more of Maddock.

An excellent read!

This is fast paced and is an "I simply cannot put this book down until I know what is going on" kind of book. I kept thinking, okay next chapter I will take a break and get busy, then come back to it later this evening; but as one chapter ended I had to go to the next. It is an excellent read and it is superbly written!

A fun book from a promising new author

The success of Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code has revealed the presence of a rich vein of material buried in the fringes of Christian history and belief. Now others seem to be looking to mine this material as well. Dourado is David Wood's first book, and overall it is a pretty good effort. The main characters are just quirky enough to be interesting, and the premise is intriguing. There is sufficient action to keep the story moving, and the ending isn't telegraphed too early in the story. While this doesn't have the depth of detail or the extremely intense pacing that is found in The DaVinci Code, this book was very easy to read, and provided an interesting new twist on the source of our biblical stories. This is a great first effort, which hopefully will be followed up by even better works.