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The Vault: A Novel Audiobook
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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.
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"This is the second in the Tyler Locke series, who once again teams with his good friend, Grant Westfield, and yet another beautiful female sidekick, this time to find the final resting place of King Midas. Fast paced,action packed, and full of interesting facts, this is a great fun read."
— Dee (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A roller-coaster ride of gun-blazing action, fascinating historical references, and a nail-biting battle of wits.”
— Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author -
“Fraught with action.”
— Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author -
“As good as gold!”
— Chris Kuzneski, New York Times bestselling author
The Vault Listener Reviews
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" I liked this book, A new hero with some different skills from the normal books that I have been reading lately. It looks like this was actually the second one so I have to go hit the library and find the first one. "
— Eric, 2/16/2014 -
" In the vein of Patterson or Brown---this was a fun and quick easy read for the summer. "
— Greg, 2/14/2014 -
" This is another excellent adventure novel by Boyd Morrison. The story is action packed with many twists. An excellent read. I'm looking forward to more Tyler Locke adventures... "
— Jp, 2/12/2014 -
" I'm not sure what it is that pulls these novels out of pulp awfulness into rollicking good fun. There is little that is identifiably good about them. But they just sort of roll along and carry you with them, and I read this with a satisfied grin on my face. Good times. "
— Jonathan, 2/10/2014 -
" Very entertaining and superbly researched thriller. Reading an exciting novel is great...learning about ancient history at the same time is even better! "
— Rick, 2/9/2014 -
" Another great story by Boyd Morrison. This adventure surrounds the story about King Midas. Fun, thrilling read. "
— Nanette, 2/9/2014 -
" Fantastic novel very well written to maintain suspense throughout, evrytime you thought you could see what was going to happen, something else happened to change the course of your predictions, excellent bbook for anyone into thriller/mystery genre. "
— Julie, 12/24/2013 -
" A story about Midas and a search for his lost treasure. A much more plausible ending and theory than I had thought it would be, so I was pleasantly surprised, hence the 4 stars. Nice easy fun read. "
— Jason, 11/9/2013 -
" Interesting plot idea, mediocre writing and non-existent character development. But a fast read, at least. "
— Brett, 10/21/2013 -
" This was an okay book.. The Vault is an easy, fun read.. Morrison takes an historical figure, Archimedes, adds some mystique to an interesting character to create a contemporary adventure.. "
— Steve, 9/17/2013 -
" Good action adventure author. I enjoyed this one and the others he has written. "
— Frank, 7/30/2013 -
" Entertaining quick read. Great for the gym as it keeps moving keeps you entertained while concentrating on not falling of the elliptical... "
— Joshua, 7/6/2013 -
" An excellent thriller from start to finish. The author manages to make one of the great ancient greek stories into an exciting story filled with car chases, explosions that keep you hooked throughout. "
— James, 1/1/2013 -
" A slightly above-average thriller. Not as good as his previous book The Ark, and has all kinds of pacing problems, but I'm kind of a sucker for quasi-fantastical archaeological thrillers like this. "
— Jedidiah, 9/26/2012 -
" fast paced thriller based around the legend of the midas touch a bit predictable in parts but still a good read though "
— Stephen, 8/19/2012 -
" I absolutly adored this book. It took a children's fable and made it into something extremely creative that adults will enjoy as well. Extremely well written page turner. "
— Robyn, 4/15/2012 -
" Boyd Morrison is great. The Tyler Locke Series is a must read. "
— Michael, 12/18/2011 -
" Quite a good and easy read. Good development of the main characters from the "Noahs Ark Quest" A good legend to base the story around if a bit far fetched in places, on the whole really enjoyed and look forward to the return of Tyler Locke. "
— Nigel, 11/5/2011 -
" Received as an ARC via my employer Barnes & Noble. <br/>Wonderfully exciting. Was King Midas real and where's his treasure? <br/>That's the legend that this techno-thriller investigates. "
— David, 5/16/2011
About Boyd Morrison
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.
About Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor whose many film credits include Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won two Tony Awards for performances in the The Heidi Chronicles and the musical She Loves Me. On television he has appeared in A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.