Helpful Score: 6
This is definitely one of the best non-Pendergast novels by these authors! It deals with archaeology and Anasazi ruins, and brings Nora Kelly and Bill Smithback together for the first time. Very suspenseful (except of course we know that neither Nora nor Bill can get killed!) and well-plotted. Even when you know what's bound to happen, you still can't turn the pages fast enough. A good read!
Helpful Score: 2
As usual a great read. Preston & Child's mysteries always have an unusual plot and are very engaging.
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this one! Preston/Child is always good and in my opinion, this is one of their best. It's the story of a search for the lost city of gold, Quivara, that Coronado had searched for in the 16th century. Nora Kelly finds a letter from her father written 16 years previously that describes his search for the city and she eventually convinces the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute to fund a search for the lost city in the canyons of Southern Utah. This was a really engrossing story and included information about the Anasazi and what could have happened to them that was really fascinating. Eventually, they do find the lost city: a cliff dwelling at the top of a hidden canyon, but it is not as some thought. There are also some mysterious "skinwalkers" who are bent on preventing them from disclosing the site's location and the archaeological treasures that were found. Also along for the ride to document the discovery is Bill Smithback, the reporter from Relic and Reliquary. Overall, a very high recommendation for this one.
Helpful Score: 1
By the authors of the FBI Agent Pendergast series, which includes RELIC, RELIQUARY, MOUNT DRAGON, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES; also the novels RIPTIDE and ICE LIMIT. This one will keep you up way past your bed time!
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On an abandoned Santa Fe ranch a young archeologist finds a letter written sixteen years ago yet, mysteriously, mailed only recently. In it her father, long believed dead, hints at a lost city of gold that will make him famous--and rich. Now Nora Kelly is leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country. Searching for her father and his discovery, Nora begins to unravel one of archeology's greatest mysteries.
A thousand years ago a thriving civilization suddenly and mysteriously vanished. For Nora Kelly and her strife-ridden team of explorers, the answer is at their fingertips. Then the terror explodes . . .
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On an abandoned Santa Fe ranch a young archeologist finds a letter written sixteen years ago yet, mysteriously, mailed only recently. In it her father, long believed dead, hints at a lost city of gold that will make him famous--and rich. Now Nora Kelly is leading an expedition into a harsh, remote corner of Utah's canyon country. Searching for her father and his discovery, Nora begins to unravel one of archeology's greatest mysteries.
A thousand years ago a thriving civilization suddenly and mysteriously vanished. For Nora Kelly and her strife-ridden team of explorers, the answer is at their fingertips. Then the terror explodes . . .
Helpful Score: 1
Another great thriller. A book you can't put down until you've finished!
