The spear of Atlantis by Andy McDermott

"The spear of Atlantis" by Andy McDermott- Out of ideas?

This book is published by Headline in 2018 and has 576 pages. This is Book 14 of Nina Wilde, Eddie Chase series. 

Nina, Eddie, Macey and Nina's grandmother are on Ship Atlantia, on its maiden voyage, upon invitation of the Emir of Dhajan, owner of the ship. An important Atlantis artefact is stolen from the ship. Nina is accused of theft. This artefact can point to location of Atlantian spearhead, which by Nina's theory may be an antimatter bomb. If so, the spearhead contains power that will make largest atom bomb look like a fire cracker. Nina and Eddie have to prove their innocence and find the spearhead before the bad guys and save the world. 

Is Nina involved in the theft? Is there a traitor? Who is behind this? Who are the bad guys? Is the antimatter theory a fact? What can this antimatter bomb be used for? Can Nina and Eddie save the day?

This book follows the pattern of previous books. An ancient secret. No one,  but Nina, can decipher and find it. Booby traps. Many parties trying to lay hands on it. Someone wants to cause large scale destruction. Nina and Eddie in action, going solo. Lot of blood shed and deaths. The world is saved. 

Author has created a fictitious emirate squeezed between Saudi and Bahrain called Dhajan, it's Emir Fadil, his twin sister and minister of security Halula and biomedical billionaire Gideon Labato. 

Nina, as usual, finds what no one can. She continues with her characteristic of attracting danger and a lot of people dying around her. Eddie continues with his awesome and awful jokes,  especially of Titanic and Speed 2. Macey their daughter and Nina's grandmother also participate in a mission. Macey is showing inclination towards adventure. Will her Atlantian genes come into play in future books? Have Nina and Eddie acquired an assistant for future adventures in the form of the traitor?

So what's the new high octane action in this book? A chase with cruise liners  one chasing another at more than 30 knots.  Fight with and on cruise liners. Destruction of one of them. 

Author has resorted to an Atlantis artefact again. Why does he keep going back to Atlantis? Has author run out of other good ideas?

Why did I read this book?  Author.

What I didn't like? Atlantis again. Set pattern. 

What did I like? Fight on cruise liner. 

Read if you have read the series, otherwise don't bother.