Kronos - Book Review

"Kronos" by Jeremy Robinson uses the "Jaws" mythology but turns on its ear in a clever way by combining it with the essence of a modern day Nemo capitalizing on lack of morality within corporate business. Like Jaws' surly captain combined with a bit of Cussler's Dirk Pitt but without the womanizing ways, Atticus, the lead character in "Kronos" is a oceanographer and former Navy SEAL who has past his days. His wife died and his daughter is almost lost to him. On a last fated attempt to bring their relationship together, Atticus' daughter is taken by a horrible sea monster which no one has quite seen. After he wakes up with a determination to find whatever the creature was and kill it, he is helped by a man Trevor, a billionaire hermit with an eye to his next treasure. Of course things do not go as planned. Revealing any more would give away the essence of it but the book does a good job mixing elements of mythology, morality and biblical texts along with some good old fashioned adventure. The pace is quite quick. There is a love interest who shows that she is not a damsel-in-distress and some interesting imagery specifically within a confined space which would be interesting to visualize if ever a movie adaptation was made. The movie's climax ends in formulaic style staying true to its roots although any more explanation of the essentials is kept decidedly vague on purpose. The book is a quick read in under four hours and keeps your attention which is always the key to a good seller in that people can't put it down. Out of 5, I give Kronos a 3.