Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5480 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-04
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Customer Reviews

Not bad.
I bought this because of the excellent Amazon recommendation service and wasn't disappointed.
The pace is quick with an interesting story and intriguing characters. The action moves well and there are some highly exciting scenes.
The only let-down for me was the predictable bad guy and the predictable reveal of "who it really is". I thought these were quite obvious from early on.
Other than that this was a highly enjoyable action / thriller.

On a par with Dan Brown, Steve Berry......
I have just finished reading this and have found it to be a really well-written, exciting, tense "page-turner" filled with a fascinating cocktail of mystery, suspense, fast-paced action, history, archaeology, etc..
Believable characters, intriguing storyline, extremely difficult to put down!
Highly recommended, if you like this genre..........or even if you don't!!!

Lots of Tension and Suspense

Although the storyline for this book reads much like many other "find the key to a problem, while racing against the clock to save the world from imminent disaster, it is much more than that. The flowing style of the author's writing makes for easy reading and there is a well structured balance between the historical and archaeological content of the book. The author is careful not to rely too heavily on these subjects, which may be a little off putting or boring to some, but not all readers.

An out of the way, little known museum is the scene of the murder of its owner. He is found in a secret room surrounded by a unique collection of Greek artifacts. Deborah Miller who finds the body, is herself a museum curator and is baffled by the fact that only a Mycenaean death mask and some bones attributed to a legendary hero, although thought to be a myth rather than a real person.

Deborah Miller is soon embroiled in a mystery that threatens to claim her life before she is able to find the truth. But she is determined to see the mystery through to the end and Deborah is drawn to Greece and Russia in her attempt to find out what really happened

There is lots of suspense in the book and the author handles this side of the story with aplomb. The tension builds up as the story progresses and keeps the reader guessing until the very end.