ISBN: 0330452118
ISBN13: 9780330452113
Pyramid
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ISBN13: 9780330452113
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A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
Conditions
A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.
Book Overview
A heady mix of action-thriller and adventure featuring codes, cartography, and ancient civilizations In case I don't return. Eureka 40 10 4 400 30 9 30 70 100 5 200 30 10 40 1 80 5 100 400 40 10 50 10 200 300 100 8 70 9 1 50 300 10 20 800 10 300 10 200 0051172543672 An eminent Oxford professor is murdered--but the authorities are calling it a suicide. Beautiful young don Catherine Donovan refuses to believe the official verdict, especially after she receives a cryptic note sent just before the professor's death, along with a collection of priceless antique maps. Teaming up with classicist James Rutherford, she embarks on a journey which takes them from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the ancient wonders of Peru and Egypt. With a deeply sinister organization determined to stop them, can Catherine and James unlock the mystery of the ancients before they become the killers' next victims? And can it really be possible that these clues are warning of an imminent cataclysm--one that puts even more than their lives in peril? This description may be from another edition of this product.
- Format:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN:
- 0330452118
- ISBN13:
- 9780330452113
- Release Date:
- April 2011
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Length:
- 440 Pages
- Weight:
- 0.67 lbs.
- Dimensions:
- 7.0″ × 1.1″ × 4.5″
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Customer Reviews
Ancient wonders are the draw
This book had me hooked by the plot - an ancient mystery with dire warnings for the present, the settings - Peru & Egypt, and the genre - archaeological adventure/thriller. I have always been fascinated by ancient Egypt, so it was irresistible! I found Pyramid to be an easy read, fairly engaging, and enjoyable. The settings and sense of place were well done. I especially liked the focus on ancient history and mythology - those aspects of the story were fascinating. I would have liked more follow-through for the book's antagonists and their mission, which started off strong, more impetus for the main characters to do what they were doing and for them to have made a bigger impact on the story's ending. Though they chased around the world (spending a lot of money on flights without specific aims), they didn't actually accomplish or affect much and the ending wasn't as strong as it could have been. I did like the main characters however and the pacing of the book was good. Overall, I found Pyramid to be an entertaining read with a lot of interesting information presented. That for me was the book's strongest feature, so if you're like me and enjoy being entertained by ancient mysteries in an adventure setting, it's a good read. I liked it enough that I look forward to reading Tom Martin's next book, Kingdom. Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
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great read-fast can not put the book down
From page one the book grabs you and you are lost to the wonderful book of Pyramid. The ation adventure is all you could ask for.
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