The Vault, Boyd Morrison
The Vault, Boyd Morrison
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The Vault

Author: Boyd Morrison

Narrator: Boyd Gaines

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2011


Synopsis

National bestselling author Boyd Morrison brings back Tyler Locke, who must race to stop a terrorist cell that has stolen an ancient text related to the tale of King Midas in this, “heart-thumping ride…not to be missed” (Steve Berry).

Tyler Locke’s routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call: his father has been kidnapped, and a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler reaches the bomb on the boat’s car deck, he’s stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. She’s received the same threat, and her sister has also been taken.

In order to disarm the bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an engineering puzzle—a puzzle written in ancient Greek. But preventing the explosion is only the first step; they soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them to go on a seemingly impossible mission: uncover the legendary lost riches of King Midas.

Tyler and Stacy have just five days to track down the gold. Armed with an ancient manuscript penned by brilliant Greek inventor Archimedes, they begin a quest to unravel a two-thousand-year-old mystery whose answer is hidden within the workings of a cryptic artifact: the Antikythera Mechanism, a device designed by Archimedes himself. To save their loved ones and prevent their captors from recovering a treasure that will finance unspeakable devastation, the two scramble to Italy, Germany, Greece, and finally to the streets of New York City in a race against the clock to find the truth behind the story of King Midas.

The Vault combines an explosive premise and blistering pace with a fascinating exploration of one of history’s most intriguing inventors and a brilliant reimagining of an ancient legend.

About Boyd Morrison

Boyd Morrison has a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and has worked for NASA, Microsoft’s Xbox Games Group, and Thomson-RCA. In 2003, he fulfilled a lifelong dream and became a Jeopardy! champion. He is also a professional actor who has appeared in commercials, stage plays, and films. He lives with his wife in Seattle.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen

Tyler Locke is an engineer, and really good at solving puzzles. He gets a phone call that his father has been kidnapped, and there's a truck bomb set to detonate in 20 minutes. When he gets to the site, he finds a beautiful linguist who received a similar phone call. They manage to defuse the bomb,......more

Goodreads review by Skip

Tyler Locke and TV personality Stacy Benedict are thrown together as bad guy Jordan Orr kidnaps Tyler's father and Stacy's sister. Together, they have to use Tyler's engineering expertise and Stacy's classics/language skills to decipher some tools of Archimedes to find the burial tomb of King Midas.......more

Goodreads review by Steve

“The Vault” is a heart-thumping ride that is not to be missed. National bestselling author Boyd Morrison brings back Tyler Locke, who must race to stop a terrorist cell that has stolen an ancient text related to the tale of King Midas. The story begins with Tyler Locke’s routine commute on a Washingt......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

Mr. Morrison weaves a splendid tale mixing Archimedes and King Midas with terrorism to create a fantastic read. This is probably the fifth time I've read this book, but I'm not sure. Goodreads didn't have the counter on the review section when I started so I'm starting over again. Look, if you liked......more

Goodreads review by Ray

Boyd Morrison is now on that very short list of historical, intelligent thriller writers --- that include Steve Berry and James Rollins --- who are must reads for fans of this genre. Dan Brown may have opened the door --- but writers like Morrison have kicked the door in! THE VAULT literally features......more