Kronos by Jeremy Robinson

Jeremy Robinson has now moved firmly into the mainstream, as proven by this gritty, edge-of-your-seat ride to the bottom of the sea and back. But what starts out looking like a bunch of stereotypes - an ex-SEAL guy, his distant Goth daughter, a Coast Guard gal, a millionaire megalomaniac, and a Catholic priest, to say nothing of many disposable evil minions - ends up turning many of the stereotypes on their heads as new twists come to light.

Atticus Young is a superhero, able and quite often willing to kill anyone who gets in his way with his bare hands or whatever they happen to be holding. Trevor Manfred is a disturbed hoarder of valuable and mostly stolen museum pieces. The two find a common goal when it becomes clear that Atticus' daughter has been swallowed by a gigantic sea monster: Atticus wants revenge, and Trevor wants the bones.

Complex politics and power-games aboard Trevor's huge yacht make life more than interesting for Atticus, and for the Coast Guard damsel who comes looking for him. There is a lot of blood and gore, some swearing, and a whole bunch of lies before the truth comes out. This is definitely a page-turner and one that will grip your attention, as long as you don't mind hearing all about the different ways Atticus deals with his enemies.

There is a Christian message in here too, and that is the real twist. Other reviewers have revealed rather too much about that already, so I'll not go into details here. But for me this was the redeeming factor in a story that otherwise threatened to sink in a sea of human depravity. Yes, it's good. Yes, it's very intense. And perhaps you'll find yourself thinking again about the sea monster Kronos.