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| Original Title: | Splintered Icon |
| ISBN: | 3426633345 (ISBN13: 9783426633342) |
| Edition Language: | German |
| Characters: | Harry Blake, Zola Khan |
Bill Napier
Paperback | Pages: 414 pages Rating: 3.28 | 705 Users | 86 Reviews
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| Title | : | Der 77. Grad |
| Author | : | Bill Napier |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 414 pages |
| Published | : | 2007 by Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl (first published February 2nd 2004) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Adventure. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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As an antique map dealer in a small English town, Harry Blake appreciates the quiet life. But when a local landowner asks him to value a 400 year old journal and twelve hours later he is brutally murdered, Harry's peace of mind is shattered. What does the dusty journal contain that is a matter of life or death? Why is someone prepared to pay Harry a fortune to steal it? He turns to marine historian Zola Khan to uncover the mysteries. The trail of the journal leads him into a world of deadly Elizabethan conspiracies, and the thread of history takes him through a thousand years of religious intrigue back to the blood-soaked Crusades. And he finally learns that at stake are millions of dollars and a plan to trigger nothing less than war...Rating Appertaining To Books Der 77. Grad
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A dealer in antique maps is hired by a London man of means to translate a coded diary dating from 1585, or thereabouts. Turns out the diary is an account of Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition to found a colony in the New World, and the expedition has another secret purpose. The dealer, Harry Blake, discovers that another group wants the information in the diary, because it contains the key to the location of an ancient religious icon - a piece of the True Cross. The London client is murdered, andGerman title: Der 77. GradI liked the Ogilvie part of the book and could have read a lot more about his story as it was very captivating. But I didn't care for the rest. It was just boring.Why swapped: sounded interestingwhy read: monthly challenge on TT
This was a pretty okay book. I found the modern day parts more blah than anything else and much preferred the 16th century parts. The modern day storyline was more simplistic, with one dimensional characters and the other more fleshed, world wise as well as the characters. The attempt at writing the Jamaican accent were really annoying and difficult to read. It completely threw me out of the story as I tried to decipher them.
This was, quite simply, a really good read. Not the greatest, but excellent nonetheless. I loved how the author interweaved a mysterious historical event with a mysterious modern day treasure hunt. As with all historical fictions, there always seems to be elements of truth in them. Which almost always prods to me read more about the actual historical event. I won't spoil it, but it's about a mysterious colony that disappeared, and an ancient relic lost in the annals of history, only to be
Antiquarian book dealer Harry Blake is called upon to translate and provide a valuation for a journal -- which turns out to belong to a sailor on Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke expedition. When his client is murdered, the man's daughter (Debbie) retains Harry to continue the translation.Pretty soon, Harry, Debbie and several others involved in the translation project find their lives in danger. Bill Napier's "Splintered Icon" is part historical fiction, part modern-day thriller and part treasure
Enjoyable read. It was a race to the finish to find the True Cross, or a piece of the True Cross. I liked going back in time with the journal, instead of it being all in present day. It gave it character.
My 2009 one sentence review: 'Formulaic conspiracy adventure in search of a triptych containing a section of the True Cross.' - looks like yet another Dan Brown inspired work that just doesn't do it! 3 out of 12
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