L'ombra del Leone

Găsirea mormântului lui Alexandru cel Mare a dus la numeroase legede. Căutarea din romanul lui Berry este bazată pe multe teorii interesante, dar povestea a fost greoaie și prea mult lungită. Totuși ar fi interesant dacă într-o zi legenda ar deveni realitate.

5 sterren - Nederlandse paperback - I heb dyslexia - - Toen Alexander nog klein was, had Aristoteles hem geleerd dat een vriend een tweede zelf was, en dat was Hephaestion geweest. - In 323 voor Christus had Alexander de Grote zijn zinnen gefixeerd op het veroveren van de Arabische wereld toen hij to Leggi tutto

You're killing me Steve Berry. This book really dragged for me. I found myself zoning out quite a bit which is surprising considering the amount of explosions that occurred. I liked seeing Stephanie and Cassiopeia again but UGH this story seemed to never end... and not in a good way. A problem that

Cotton is pulled into another international conspiracy that has him pitted against an ambitious dictator who plans on taking over the Middle East with germ warfare. He must follow the clues left behind by Alexander the Great to find a cure, but there are so many double and triple agents in the mix,

"Toil and risk are the price of glory, but its is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame."---Alexander The Great What happens when the fate of humanity rests upon the tough-guy skills of a retired spy, one who happens to also possess a deep knowledge of ancient histor Leggi tutto

Basically a Clive Cussler rip off. After the historical fiction about the death of Alexander the Great, we get a rash of arson in European museums to cover up the scheme of a Russian oligarch. She wants to use an ancient healing serum to take over the world. Cotton Malone has to stop them. Not bad, b Leggi tutto

Got this one for Christmas. I'd never read Steve Berry before. He is of the Dan Browne-Robert Ludlum ilk -- international thriller. It's good escape and the fact I've been to Venice made it even more enjoyable. High body count, interesting characters,a nasty lesbian villain and short chapters ... wh Leggi tutto