A review by labraden
Grave Descend by John Lange

3.0

James McGregor is hired to dive off the Jamaican coast to the sunken yacht Grave Descend and bring up a statue and the safe. It seems like easy money until McGregor investigates conflicting stories given by the survivors of the Grave Descend, which causes McGregor to begin checking out his employers. He discovers that the people who hired him are not who they say they are and he witnesses the sinking of Grave Descend two days after it was supposed to be on the bottom of the ocean. The deeper he gets involved, the more he realizes that the easy money he thought he was getting may cost him his life.

Grave Descend was written by Michael Crichton under the name John Lange. Originally published in 1970, it is somewhat dated, but is still packed with lots of action, adventure, and mystery. The lack of character development detracts from the story, but the focus of the book is the plot and the scenes that create it. Overall, this is quick, easy read with just enough story to keep it interesting.