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Sometimes I judge a book by its cover and if the cover appeals to me but I know nothing about the story or the author I may still purchase and read it. That is what happened with this book, "A Hidden Place." I had not of the author, Robert Charles Wilson, and I never even read the back of the book it was purely the title and cover which intrigued me.

The story began with a group of homeless men traveling in box cars, wondering where their next meal would come from and trying to stay away from the police. The influential character in this segment was a man named Bone. A name he wasn't sure how he came to have as his own, but knew it was given to him and so he kept it. He was tall, oddly shaped and a bit scary looking. His joints and bones and proportions were all out of whack, he almost didn't look human.

When it came to running from the law the other homeless men would normally let Bone take the brunt of the beatings. If he lives they'd proclaim him their hero, if he died they would take his coat and shoes. It was brutal. Two hobos in particular, Deacon and Archie, ended up recruiting Bone into their little clique purely for his strength. They went on a crime spree of sorts and the reason to include Bone was because no one would remember their faces if he was around. Eventually Bone realized he was being used, but it seemed to take awhile.

The further you get into the story the more you wonder about Bone. Why he acts the way he does. He talks about a sickness, he talks about a calling but he isn't sure what either element refers to in his world. It's all quite odd.

Until you get into the other part of this story where we meet Travis, his aunt and uncle, their attic renter Anna and townie girl Nancy. Not that things get any less odd, but they sort of all seem to follow the same strange theme. And in this part of the story it would be Anna that seemed to be the misfit. Except unlike Bone, Anna is incredibly beautiful, but equally as lost.

***SPOILER ALERT***

Travis came to live with his aunt and uncle after his Mom died. They took him in, but not exactly happily. In fact his Uncle treated him like dirt from the very beginning, because Travis's Mom lived in sin. So when Travis learned that his Uncle was raping Anna in the attic each night he resented the situation even more and he vowed to help Anna. In comes Nancy, a girl who works in a restaurant and befriends Travis boldly one afternoon. They end up working together to save Anna.

Little did anyone know, Anna is not human. Anna is from another world altogether and she and Bone need to find each other, reconnect and be on their way before they both die. This twist gets thrown into the mix rather suddenly and unexpectedly. I suppose if I had known it was a science fiction book I wouldn't have been surprised, but truthfully I didn't know and the first several chapters of the book made no mention of anything sci-fi in nature.

Well Nancy never strays from wanting to help Anna, but Travis does. He is afraid of her and he doesn't believe she means no harm. Plus she claims to be able to mirror his image of a woman and it happens to be she mirrors his dead Mom, which of course would be hard to take. Eventually though he realizes if he doesn't help then she will die and seeing as how he lost his Mom once he wouldn't want to be the reason he loses someone so in tune with her.

Anna tells Travis that Bone is near, but he is dying and she needs Travis to go find him and bring him to her. She describes a scene where she knows he is and Travis goes to find him. She explains Bone has been betrayed, wounded and deeply mistreated and will not trust Travis until he knows he can.

Another strange thing that happens is that the men of the town end up getting together with the idea of killing the homeless people out near the train field. I don't understand how this came to be, I read it, but it still doesn't make a bit of sense.

So on the way back to Anna, Travis and Bone see the town's men with their guns and their torches and they realize just how down to the wire they are. As Bone gets closer to the place they have been hiding Anna he seems to get stronger. Both he and Anna glow with a blue aura that no one else can see except for Travis and Nancy. The blue glow is what helps them find each other.

I admit it doesn't make sense, it's all quite bizarre but it eventually all does come together even if in a very bumpy manner. And I loved the book, I was sad to be done. If you're open minded and enjoy sci-fi stories than you'll like this book. I'm looking forward to reading more from Robert Charles Wilson.

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Thomas Wharton wrote a fictitious book about a group of people who basically live in a glacier community called Jasper. It begins with a small group who travel to the Arcturus Glacier in the Canadian Rockies in 1898 to adventure and name mountains and glacial aspects others have never viewed before. Dr. Edward Byrne is one of those in the group and he falls head first into an ice crevasse in the first few pages. His group realize what happened and are able to save him, but while he is down in the crevasse he sees something in the ice.

"Icefields" is written wonderfully in terms of imagery and emotion which tends to show up in italics.

The italics were different peoples poetry or journal entries throughout. They were personalized, raw and didn't always make sense until I read them again. Ordinarily that would frustrate me but in this book it intrigued me.

The imagery was appealing because of course it's an entire book about ice. How many different ways can one describe their surroundings when they are surrounded by ice? Well, you'd be surprised my friends.

After Dr. Byrne is saved from the ice he is brought to the nearest house, which happens to be the home of Sara. Sara nurses him back to proper health before he leaves the frigid place for his home in England. But Sara knows he will be back because in his delirious state she hears him talk about the mysterious thing he saw in the ice.

When Dr. Byrne does end up back at the Arcturus Glacier it is ten years later and a lot has changed. There is now a tiny town of Jasper where at one point only Sara and a small handful of other people had lived. Dr. Byrne meets the explorer Freya; the poet Hal; and Elspeth who he falls in love with. And of course one of the old group Trask, who wishes to turn the entire glacier community into a tourist attraction.

Things get a little tricky and difficult to follow as each person has their own thing happening. But for the most part everything ends up focusing back on Dr. Byrne who is in search of the mystery he saw a decade ago. As a doctor and scientist he ends up setting up tent near a place where he sees the glacier receding. He calculate and waits and watches in hopes that the area where he fell will be in view soon thanks to warming and melting of the glacier in areas.

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

There is a bit of a love triangle between Freya, Hal and Byrne. We know Byrne loves Elspeth but there is a sexual charge of sorts between him and Freya. But Hal loves Freya, and as a sappy poet he envisions life with her and kids and everything. At one point in the book she falls through the ice or a tip of it gives way somehow while she is out with Hal. He goes to save her, but she's dead. After losing the love of his life he carries her in a mad state to Dr. Byrne. He ends up leaving and being placed in a hospital away from Jasper. Then he ends up going to war and coming back to Jasper years later. It's a jumble and it's mixed into everything else happening with Dr. Byrne.

As Trask continues developing the area there ends up being a railway put in, roads put in and a plethora of other things. Dr. Byrne fights about it saying the ice is unstable and it's dangerous to build a tourist attraction there.

Elspeth spends time up on the mountain with Dr. Byrne on occasion, but she argues with him about whatever he thinks he saw when he fell. I don't like her character development at all. I really don't understand her place in the book. But Dr. Byrne is quite fond of her and maybe she is the reason he doesn't lose his mind completely while living in a tent out on the ice.

My trouble is the open end. There isn't enough of a plot or development to warrant a sequel and yet the end is left open like you should be expecting one. Though I can't imagine any type of sequel would be more than a chapter long. The entire book is a journey, a search for something one researcher saw a decade ago when he fell into an ice crevase. He never finds it...or does he? No, really, I have no idea.

Interested, then buy Icefields and give it a read I would love to know what you think.

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My father-in-law likes the author James Lee Burke. I had not read any of his books and so for Christmas last year he bought me one as a gift. The book he chose was the newest at the time, titled "Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel."

First I must tell you I very much enjoy mysteries, suspense and thrillers and so I am sure he thought this would be a good fit. In many ways it really was; it kept my attention and I wanted to continue reading through until the end to find out what would happen.

However, there were many sections where the vulgarity of events taking place were quite offensive. I'm sensitive, but I love Dean Koontz and he has intense scenes in most of his books, too. James Lee Burke was just so descriptive it nearly turned my stomach in certain areas.

Clete and Dave were old friends, they were from New Orleans and the book takes place after hurricane Katrina. So at this time they are vacationing in Mnntana to get away from the ruins of their home. Clete is a PI and Dave is a cop so they have worked together on criminal cases numerous times. Their Montana trip is meant to be relaxing. Dave's wife Molly is up there and they're staying with an old friend, Albert Hamilton on his large estate out in the woods.

Unfortunately, the vacation winds up being anything but relaxing when Clete finds himself unknowingly trespassing on the Wellstone's property. Leslie Wellstone is a well known man in the area who runs Wellstone Ministries. Everything about them is crooked, including the nagging feeling Clete has that Leslie Wellstone is really the burnt up live body of Sally Dio, a criminal who was said to have been blown up in a plane crash. (Apparently this is from a previous book).

***Spoiler Alert***

Then we have Jimmy Dale Greenwood who is in prison for having helped a hooker who was being beaten up. He got put away as the assailant even though he was innocent. Jimmy Dale is in prison in Texas where the prison guard Nix takes on Jimmy as his toy and rapes him and humiliates him. Until Jimmy Dale has enough and during one of their out of prison trips he attempts to kill Nix with a shank.

Jimmy Dale escapes and winds up in Montana in hopes to reunite with his lost love Jamie Sue and her son Dale. Jamie Sue is now married to Leslie Wellstone. And Nix inevitable winds up all bandaged and irate in Montana as well; searching for Jimmy Dale Greenwood who is now going by the name of J.D. Gribble. And J.D. Gribble gets a job working for Albert Hamilton on his estate.

See how all the pieces sort of fit together?

The FBI gets involved when two college kids are found brutally murdered on Albert's property. Clete and Dave are interested in the case because of Clete's run in with the Wellstone's previously in that week. The kids were involved with Wellstone Ministries and everything about their deaths is suspicious. But who does it involve, who are the killers and who are the criminal minds? Why Albert's property?

Clete gets too close to the truth and winds up kidnapped, tied to a tree, doused with gasoline and lit on fire. But who is there to put out the fire and save him? None other than J.D. Gribble. Meanwhile Clete has met and slept with Jamie Sue Wellstone, further agitating that situation. And he brags about it a bit with J.D. who we know is in search of reuniting with Jamie Sue.

Trouble just keeps escalating and new clues pop up around every corner. While Clete and Dave are trying to find out who is involved they run into Nix who is in a Church showing people a picture of Jimmy Dale Greenwood and asking if anyone has seen him. Of course Clete has seen him and Jimmy Dale had saved his life, but now Clete knows J.D. is a convict on the run.

I'll stop with all the spoilers now. Everything gets tied up in the end fairly well. Not too many loose ends or questions. I enjoyed the fact that James Lee Burke was able to connect so many plots and characters without much confusion and without giving away too much of the twists. His descriptions of the surrounding areas, people and events were very vivid and in some cases bothersome. I think I missed out on some development by not having read other books which involved Clete and Dave, but I didn't miss out on enough to not be able to wrap my mind around the story.

All in all I liked it, I'd be open to reading another of his books. Hopefully one which doesn't involve a sex-crazed rapist prison guard or ministry.

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Flabbergasted: To cause to be overcome with astonishment.

Ray Blackston's book "Flabbergasted: A Novel" did not overcome me with astonishment, but I did very much enjoy it. I think the witty banter and dialogue throughout the story between all of the characters was the best part of the writing. It was the communication between strangers and new friends which filled in for the holes in the plot.

"Flabbergasted" follows the journey of a young man who has moved across the country to be with his girlfriend, only to then be dumped before the for sale sign is even removed from his new house. His realtor tells him the best place to meet women is at church. This is where the story begins.

Well for Jay Jarvis, who is a financial adviser and stock broker whose heart was just broken, he really doesn't believe he'll meet a girl in church and he also doesn't know if God would even care. So when he starts going to a singles class for the local Presbyterian church he is a bit "flabbergasted" to meet a girl he is very captivated by; her name is Allie. He is especially astonished since Allie is the daughter of the church Elder AND she does missionary work.

Since this book is written by a man and from the man's point of view nothing gets too sappy. In addition, since it does weigh heavily on a Christian single's group there isn't much suggestive content through either. It's wholesome, but it's not hokey and it definitely has it's tongue-in-cheek moments. I loved it. I laughed a few dozen times while reading.

For those of you who doubt your faith perhaps this book can open your eyes a bit. Otherwise, you might feel it is a bit much, but you have to remember Allie has devoted her life to working for God and being one of the main quirky characters you'll be dealing with her opinions throughout. You'll also have the more cynical Jay Jarvis as your narrator and that helps keep things toned down. But Jay definitely ends up finding God, love and a whole new enlightening perspective after many belly flops along the way.

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"The Grave Tattoo" was supposed to be a psychological thriller and I suppose in some ways it was because it did keep me guessing. But it also had other more obvious components of academic passion, mystery, science (forensics) and history. The author is Val McDermid, this is the first of his stories I have read and I would read him again if I stumbled across another book.

Everything begins by the discovery of a body in a swampy area where Dr. Jane Gresham grew up in the Lake District of England. The body is assumed to be about 200 years old, it has very defined, black tattoos which signify a man who had traveled the South Seas.

Jane Gresham resides in the scary, ghetto Marshpool neighborhood and gets to go home to the more upscale and yet quaint Lake District when she pitches a theory to the college where she works that the body found could be none other than Fletcher Christian. She feels this way based on another theory of hers that Fletcher Christian told William Wordsworth his story and Wordsworth wrote about it in his manuscript The Bounty. She proposes the whole truth exists and is being kept secret in a local home. If found her theory would be correct, she would become an academic hero and the family with the manuscript could stand to make millions.

There are a lot of different characters who you sort of have to remember and connect on your own throughout the story. One of which is a thirteen year old girl named Tenille who Jane treats like a younger sister. She gets caught up in a lot of trouble and is wanted for questioning about murder, arson, burglary, etc. Keeping track of her drama is like keeping track of a whole separate story.

Then you have the forensic scientist making a documentary of the "bog body" which she named Pirate Peat. So you have chapters involving just her, her name is Dr. River Wilde. She ends up dating a detective while she is in the area his name is Rigston. Rigston ends up getting pulled into the Tenille situation. See how things connect, but not really?

Jane wanted to find out which ancestors would possibly have the manuscript so she did a lot of research. She spoke with people who were decedents of a lady who used to work for the Wordsworth family. But each person on her list to speak with winds up dead. And so Rigston gets involved with this search even though it appears each person died of natural causes.

I don't want to get into too much spoiler information, but the twists and turns did keep me on my toes. I liked the suspense, even though at times it was very unbelievable. Like when Jane is hit over the head, falls off a cliff into water and a sheep herder sees her fall and saves her.

But, for the most part it was an entertaining read and I did enjoy the 20 minutes each night when I took time to get through a few chapters.

Labels: forensics, history, mystery, suspense, thriller, Val McDermid

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Samuel Butler anonymously published his novel "Erewhon" in 1872. It's a book I read and finished last month but didn't write about it because I really just didn't get it, and therefore I didn't like it. But what the hey, I write about everything else, so here goes nothing.

Erewhon initially comes off as a Utopian land, but as you delve further into the chapters you realize it's not a utopia at all. Which of course makes sense since the world will most likely never see a Utopian society. And to think that the Victorian culture could conceive it self to be one does make the perfect theme behind this satire.
In fact, things are so backwards in this society that Samuel Butler put the book on hold from being published and then did so anonymously because he feared retribution.

In the book the criminals are helped and treated as though they can be fixed by people Butler terms as "straighteners." But then those people who truly do have a physical or mental condition are treated as though there is no helping them and they are actually punished.

It is awfully interesting to read this, because in today's American society it very often feels that criminals receive more assistance than good citizens who are suffering.

My biggest complain of this novel, which at many times did keep my interest, was that there was too much author interjection and presumptions. He would write exactly what he feared his audience might think of something he said. I didn't like that, I would have rather he kept those comments to himself or perhaps included them all in a commentary at the end.

The book is poorly organized and in that respect it is difficult to follow because you'll finish one chapter and then three chapters later you'll think you're reading the same thing.

And so there you have my few thoughts on "Erewhon".

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While I've not yet finished this book, "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders" I feel compelled to write about it now, because I know it will inevitably be one I continue to read and refer to for the rest of my life.

Written by doctors Kenneth Bock and Cameron Stauth, this is one of the most hopeful and insightful books regarding the health issues of today's children that I have ever been fortunate enough to read. And since I've been reading it I have recommended every parent I know purchase a copy and several of them have done just that after hearing some of thing things I have learned.

Dr. Kenneth Bock in an integrative pediatrician in New York. He sees patients from all over the world and he helps those who have been told there is no help. From the most severe forms of autism to the more minute issues involving dietary intolerances or allergies, he is able to diagnose and prepare a unique plan with which the child can recover or be significantly helped.

My son, age 5, has severe allergies, asthma and a history of an IgA Deficiency. We're still trying to get to the bottom of all his ailments. And my goal has been to do whatever is necessary to improve his quality of life. So whether my husband and I are buying new foods or driving him to Philadelphia, we'll do whatever we need to do to help him feel better for longer periods of time.

This book has helped to give me hope. It has enlightened me on just how important proper nutrition and diet are for all children. It has taught me that the chemical makeup of each child is unique and so the way to heal one child may be different than the next, but you do whatever works.

I have learned about the toxicity issues our children are facing from the environment around them both in the air and in the earth. The diet our children have includes so much harmful preservatives and pesticides that their body is already working under a slight strain. The more sensitive your child's immune system, the more likely they are to react to these elements. For our little boy his reactions at times are extremely alarming.

Braeden began having antibiotics at the age of 13 days when he had his first double ear infection. Over the last five years I cannot even begin to tell you how much medicine he has been on. But I am finding out, with the help of this book and new doctors, that the yeast build up due to all these medications may be playing a huge part in the sensitivities of his digestive tract.

In other regards I have found the book to be sad in all these children and their parents are up against. There are so many text book doctors out there who spend too much time listening to pharmaceutical companies than to their patients. Far too many doctors are ready to tell you there is nothing you can do. And did you know many doctors have only taken two courses about nutrition at medical school? It's not wonder they give to little mention to diet.

A quote from Publisher's Weekly says, "According to the authors, genetics "load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger": bodily toxins like heavy metals, exposure to viruses through vaccination and poor nutrition create "a veritable perfect storm of physical and neurological insult" that hits hardest those still developing their immune systems. In case studies, Bock approaches each patient like a puzzle waiting to be solved, a refreshing, multi-pronged strategy to healing: finding and treating the root cause of illness rather than its symptoms, reducing the body's toxin load and helping the body heal itself through nutritional and medical therapy."

I think this is an invaluable book. The resources it provides, the plans it provides and again the hope it can give is priceless. Thanks to this book I am confident that Braeden will continue to grow stronger and so will the rest of my family.

I highly recommend purchasing this book, I promise you that it will help to educate and enlighten you so that you can keep your child as healthy and strong as possible.

Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders

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While reading "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly I was hooked and wanted to fight out what was going on. I loved trying to keep up with the twists and turns of the plot. But when all was said and done it felt rushed. You solve a crime in a very unlikely way and it hardly makes sense and then the book is over. Like the author got tired of writing and tried to wrap it all up in a big pretty bow.

Harry Bosch is a character in more than one of Michael Connelly's books, this was obvious to me even without having read any prequels to "The Overlook." But I don't feel like I missed out on his character development too much as his history seems to get thrown in his face a lot.

Repeater, FBI agent Rachel Walling, is also in this book.

Bosch has a new partner, rookie Iggy Ferras, and they get called into a huge case which just explodes into all types of fun in the middle of the night. They are a special team of the LAPD and find themselves getting mixed in with the feds. The sour relationship between the FBI and LAPD is evident through the entire plot. There is indeed a power struggle to say the least.

The story is based around an execution style murder of physicist Stanley Kent on a Mulholland Drive overlook. The FBI gets involved because they feel it could be terrorist related due to the radioactive materials Kent handles on a daily basis.

As the plot unfolds or rather twists and weaves you find out that the FBI are heading in the wrong direction and following misguided notions. Bosch on the other hand begins sniffing out the truth of the matter and due to tensions and doubts he isn't really taken seriously until we're down on the wire and multiple lives are at stake.

I won't tell you what happens, I will tell you I did not expect it. I appreciate that this book was unpredictable for me, that doesn't happen often. For the most part I was very interested in following the crime scenes and picking up on the clues, but I feel things could have come together slower and not thrown into overdrive just to finish the book and get it on the shelves.

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This book, by Michael Scott, appealed to me on all levels. For one it mentions Nicholas Flamel in the title and of course my interest was piqued because I knew his name from having read the Harry Potter books; specifically mentioned in the first book of that series.

The cover of The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel looks interesting with it's colors and symbols. Nothing is explained about what you'll be reading, but it is enticing and mysterious. Cryptic.

Brother and sister, twins, Sophie and Josh Newman are spending the summer with their aunt in San Fransisco, California while their parents are away on yet another archeological dig. Josh finds a summer job at a bookstore, owned by Nick and Perry Fleming, and Sophie finds one across the street at a coffee shop. Their summer is turning out okay, mostly because at least they have each other.

The adventure begins almost immediately when Sophie sees something strange across the street from the coffee shop. Four dark figures emerge from a black sedan and enter the bookshop. She attempts to call Josh to see what is going on, but not before an explosion rocks the bookstore sending glass and strange smells out into the street.

While Sophie runs over to check out what is happening she runs into Perry Fleming, part owner of the store. Perry tells he to stay put, but Sophie isn't about to stay put while her brother is in danger.

Meanwhile, Nick Fleming, keeps telling Josh to run deep into the cellar and stay out of sight as he fights off a man he keeps calling Dee and three other strange clay people which he refers to as golems.

One item is stolen from the store during this mystical fight, it is the Codex, a book which is ten thousand years old and contains all the myths and legends of the world including sorcerer spells and potions from hundreds of generations. Fortunately, when Dee stole it from Josh's hands he didn't realize Josh had ripped the last two pages out. The last two pages of the Codex are extremely important and now both Josh and Sophie are in mortal danger.

After all this chaos the kids have more than enough questions for Nick and Perry Fleming. This is when they find out their real names are Nicholas and Perenelle Flemal and they are hundreds of years old thanks to an elixir that was keeping them alive. The elixir is in the Codex and without it they will age one full human year each day. But their aging is the least of their concerns. With the Codex in the hands of evil Dr. Dee the entire world is in danger of essentially being wiped out by those called the Dark Elders.

And this is where I'll leave you. If you like legends and myths, if you enjoy adventures and fantasies, if you like stories about magic then you'll love this book/series. I recommend The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel for all ages.

And yes, you might as well order the next book in the series because if you're like me you'll want to open it as soon as you're finished the first. The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

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Codes and cryptic messages just don't have the ability to be dull; especially if the government is involved and they aren't exactly up to par.

Dan Brown's novel "Digital Fortress" began on a Saturday morning when two newly engaged people were ready to leave on a romantic getaway until their phones rang. David Becker was called to Spain for a mission which was declared a matter of national security. His fiance, Susan Fletcher, was called into work at Node 3 in Crypto. Little did they know both their lives were in danger and no one could be trusted, not even the most sincere of their old friends.

With David Becker looking for a pass key in Spain which could be anywhere and Susan Fletcher finding out an "unbreakable algorithm" was tainting the top secret TRANSLTR. The National Security Agency (NSA) has a corrupt seed and he happens to be dragging the leading cyptographer, Susan, into a game which he doesn't realize will be so deadly.

While in Spain David Becker finds himself running all over the blessed country trying to find a pass key which is engraved on a gold ring. Knocking on death's door the pass key creator removes the ring and gives it to a random stranger.

Susan Fletcher finds out about an unbreakable code which the agency hasn't been able to make heads or tails of. Could it be a virus, could it be bringing down the national top secret database? When two other system security technicians show up and wind up dead Susan realizes there's an inside job happening and her fiance is in danger.

The book was absolutely riveting; a page turner to say the least. I wish there were some sort of sequel. I do love a good thriller and mystery and Dan Brown seems to know just how to write them. This is the 3rd of his books I have loved. Of course you either love him or hate him and there are many sticklers who find the books are just too unbelievable. Luckily for me I read to be entertained and enthralled both of which are guaranteed if the author is Dan Brown.

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