As delays, rehearsals, nautical terms in spades in this modern story of sunken treasure hunt. It happens almost nothing except endless discussions of latitude and longitude interspersed fights with the bad guys, real mafia clichés. The relationship of the antihero (friendly enough) with its mysterious adventurer is explored ad nauseum. And we, meanwhile, expected the discovery of the famous ship. But I had loved the Flemish master Table and especially The Fencing Master by the same author, but I am very disappointed by this novel.