Yucatan Deep - Softcover

Morrisey, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310239591 ISBN 13: 9780310239598

Publisher: Zondervan, 2002

Synopsis

What Lies at the Bottom of Cenote X?Cenote X. The Mayans called it K’uxulch’en, the “Well of Sorrows.” Since the days of the Conquistadors, its exact location was known only to local forest tribes—until its discovery by Mike Bryant and Pete Wiley, cofounders of the Yucatan Deep Project. When their joint attempt to set a deep-diving record four years ago met with disaster, the Well of Sorrows lived up to its name. Now, Mike is returning to the world’s deepest sinkhole to finish what he and his late partner began. Not everyone wants Mike to make the attempt. Bridget Marceau—Mike’s team physician, fellow diver, and soul mate—fears losing the man she loves to the same cave that claimed Pete Wiley. She is determined to keep Mike out of Cenote X. And she’s not the only one. Someone else is keenly interested in what lies more than 1,300 feet beneath the surface. That person already knows exactly what to look for—and why he must at all costs prevent Mike from discovering the secret hidden in those lightless depths.Punctuating high-risk adventure with inside glimpses into the world of technical diving, author Tom Morrisey plumbs the depths of the human soul. Yucatan Deep is a taut tale of loyalty, greed, and the wellsprings of faith and life.

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About the Author

Tom Morrisey has been in or around the world of motorsport for more than two decades, and was a regular features writer for Inside NASCAR magazine. An extreme sport enthusiast "since before it was called ‘extreme sport,’" he is also a rock climber, technical scuba diver and aviation enthusiast. His first novel, Yucatan Deep, was a Christy Awards finalist. Morrisey speaks regularly in both Christian and secular venues, and has long been a prison evangelist. He and his family live in rural southern Michigan.

From Publishers Weekly

Cave diving is a relatively unusual topic for an evangelical Christian adventure novel, and this debut novel by Morrisey is chock-full of interesting characters and cliff-hanging suspense (not to mention enough brand-name details to satisfy any number of potential corporate sponsors). As members of the media look on, Mike Bryant and his mentor, Pete Wiley, attempt to log record dives in Mexico's Cenote X, the world's deepest known water-filled cave. Expedition Channel commentator Viktor Bellum is among the onlookers, but he has his own sinister reasons for wanting them to fail. Also watching is one of CBA fiction's more original characters, deaf physician Bridget Marceau. Mike and Bridget's lives are about to intersect with that of surfer-turned-missionary Elvis Hastings, making conversion scenes (one occurring underwater!) inevitable. The story leapfrogs through various locations, time periods and points of view, but there are enough common threads to keep the narrative woven together. The author, a certified Full Cave diver, has an affinity for detail that is both an asset and a liability: original descriptions are sometimes overwhelmed by technical information, repetition, cliches and overuse of brand names (including at least six for sunglasses). There are some memorable moments, as when Bridget and Mike have a knock-down, drag-out argument in sign language, but the novel's breast cancer subplot is a tired one. Some readers may also quibble with the author's simplistic take on answered prayer. However, Morrisey's fresh characterizations and flair for suspense should hook adventure readers.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0310239591
• ISBN 13: 9780310239598
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368