James Rollins - Excavation

Pros: Fast-paced and suspenseful
Cons: A romance is force-fit in; disappointing ending

Reading the description on the back cover this sounded like an Indiana Jones type of adventure novel. I like that type of a movie or book so figured I would like this one. I had never heard of this writer before but I see that he has several other ...

Pros: Keeps the readers attention from front to back
Cons: none

In James Rollins novel, Excavation, you will travel back in time in the prologue to Peru, 1538. Some people don’t read the prologue in a book, but I suggest you read this one. It lays the foundation of this story.

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Pros: Fast paced, well researched, suspenseful
Cons: Can be addictive

High in the Peruvian Andes, an ancient Incan pyramid is discovered buried underground. A mummy is unearthed, and when it is examined it's found to be the remains of a Dominican friar. Why the Incas mummified his body is a mystery. Even more mysterious, ...

Pros: Better than the first book
Cons: stiff, stylized characters

I could never tell the Hardy Boys apart. Frank from Joe, I mean. One had light hair and the other dark. One was older. One was impetuous and the other was, well, something other than impetuous -- who can remember what? In thought and deed, however, they...