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Lädt ... The Shroud Keyvon Vincent Zandri
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  jcm790 | May 26, 2024 |   *I won a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway. The review is my , honest and unsolicited. (  ) UrbanAudreyE | Apr 30, 2019 | It was okay, but I prefer Cussler. Seems like too much trying to prove that his is bigger. (  ) jetangen4571 | Feb 11, 2018 | #1 in The Chase Baker Thrillers Series 4 stars. Amazon Description Chase Baker is a true Renaissance Man. He’s also a man who knows how to find trouble. A part-time resident of Florence, Italy, his resume reads like a modern day Da Vinci or Casanova. Writer, private investigator, tour guide, historian, treasure hunter, adventurer, and even archaeological sandhog, Chase is also a prolific lover. Unfortunately for him, his dangerous liaisons all too often make him the target of a jealous husband. Now, at the direct request of the Florence police, he finds himself on the trail of an archaeologist by the name of Dr. Andre Manion who’s gone missing from his teaching post at the American University. But having worked for the archaeologist several years ago as a sandhog on a secret but failed dig just outside the Great Pyramids in the Giza Plateau, Chase smells a renewed opportunity to uncover what just might be the most prized archaeological treasure in the world: The mortal remains of Jesus. But how will Chase Baker go about solving the mystery of finding both the archaeologist and the Jesus Remains? With the help of Manion’s beautiful ex-wife, Chase will manage to secure an up-close and personal examination of the Shroud of Turin, not only to view the famous image of the crucified Christ, but to unlock the relic’s greatest secret which is none other than a map, or a key, detailing the precise location of Jesus’s body Review All the ingredients for my kind of book – hunting down clues to an archaeological puzzle, a lively and capable “hero” with a propensity for a quick reply or response, serious bad people and plenty of other interested parties to confuse the issue, plus an attractive (what else!) female lead who may not be what she seems to be! Written in the first person with some lovely twists of humour, I thoroughly enjoyed this first book in the series. What particularly attracted me in the beginning was the unlikely scenario of Chase having conversations with his dog, and I do mean conversations, even though they all take place in his mind. They are illuminating, giving a good picture of his character and background, informative and amusing. There is plenty of action as Chase is hired by a local police chief who, as long as Chase helps with a problem that he has, will allow some of Chase’s misdemeanours to go unpunished. All Chase wants is to finish these tasks and then return to New York, particularly to see his daughter. Italy, Egypt and other locations add to the fast pace of the book which has strongly defined characters. All in all very entertaining, if at times a little silly, but not in such a way as to detract from the overall story. I look forward to my next meeting with the valiant Mr. Baker. (  ) Alan1946 | Sep 5, 2017 | Chase Baker is a man for all seasons. He has worked as an excavator for archaeologists, has written books and done a million other things that take him around the world. As the book unfolds he is living in Florence, Italy working on his next novel. To make ends meet he conducts city tours and ends up in a fracas with a man in the first few pages. This land him in the local lock up and the Captain running it has a proposition for Chase – find a missing archaeologist or be deported. Chase loves a challenge and heads for his home to begin preparing. Before he even leaves forces he is confronted by Israeli security and the Vatican’s private police force. Why? Because what Chase and the archaeologist are looking for are the bones of the man, Jesus of Nazareth. Chase believes they should be available to the public to gaze upon; the Vatican wants them hidden because to expose them will diminish Jesus as divine and mystical being and the Israeli’s want to ensure that the bones remain in the Holy Land. In addition to those pursuing him, Chase is joined by the archaeologists ex-wife who is a professor with deep pockets due to family wealth. He also has a fixer, located in Florence but whose reach extends well beyond Italy. So the chase commences. Along the way we discover the many viewpoints of the characters to this mission they have undertaken. There are many scrapes to be caught in and got out of; there are a number of characters who assist or hinder the mission and there is non-stop action and some very good dialogue between the characters. There are also many twists and turns that are unexpected and keep the story moving. The twists are good ones. They are not telegraphed and it is not easy to guess at what will happen next. That is one reason I could not put it down. The other was that the writing is so good – really good. It is crisp, it is focused and at the end, when the long awaited result is finally achieved, the writing is moving. 5 stars and no regrets in buying such a good book. I may even read this again. ( ) ozzieslim | Jun 11, 2015 | Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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3
The story is fast and entertaining, but it suffered from the somewhat nonsensical plot (why do the characters act like it would make any sense for the Vatican, if they wanted to hide some relic, to bury it somewhere in Egypt and leave clues around, instead of just hiding it safely in the Vatican itself?). You can also see it's written very hastily, without too much revision (sometimes words were used in a wrong way).
It was a quick, pulpy read, and I finished it, but I did not really love it. (