Old Bonestakes the historical events of the
Donner Party and infuses them with the urgency of a modern-day treasure hunt:
the search for a rumored lost camp that will reveal secrets from the ill-fated
expedition.
I first picked up the book expecting an enjoyable (if predictable)
mystery flavored by historical events. But it was an unexpected treat to
discover that the book is an incredibly smart, twisty thriller that kept me
guessing right up to the last few pages.
It’s rare to find a mystery/thriller
that truly surprises, but this book pulled it off, and that’s what makes
it a winner.
The latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston & Child.
Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called 'Lost Camp' of the tragic Donner Party. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder-and cannibalism.
Benton tells Kelly he has stumbled upon an…
I had no idea what I was in for when
I started to readBird Box. I’d seen the movie, and it was good, but the sheer suspense of the book came as a complete
surprise. From the very first page, Josh Malerman has created an atmosphere
that balances on a very fine edge between dread and hope.
It’s been a long time
since a book kept me turning the pages all night, needing to know what happens and
getting completely invested in the characters—even after I’d seen the film
version.
Bird Boxpulled me straight in and
didn’t let go, and I’ll be reading the sequel with the lights on.
I’ve read Jurassic Park several times,
along with its sequels, and watched all the movies. But no matter how many
times I open the book that started the franchise, the story still feels as
fresh as it did thirty years ago.
Maybe that’s because I love to marvel at the
idea of seeing living, breathing dinosaurs—at the immense power that makes our
AI and smartphones look feeble in comparison.
Or maybe it’s because Crichton’s
tale was the perfect blend between high concept and straight-up adventure.
Either way, there’s still nothing that quite matches the fun of getting lost in
the dangers of Isla Nublar and the pages of Jurassic Park.
'Crichton's most compulsive novel' Sunday Telegraph 'Crichton's dinosaurs are genuinely frightening' Chicago Sun-Times 'Breathtaking adventure. . . a book that is as hard to put down as it is to forget' Time Out
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The international bestseller that inspired the Jurassic Park film franchise.
On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park.
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true and the first dinosaurs that the Earth has seen in the time of man emerge.
The invaders
promised peace. Peace to the ancient Celtic kingdoms that obeyed them.
But
oaths are only honored between men, and when King Prasutagus dies the Roman
invaders bring a new threat to Queen Boudicca: relinquish power or die.
They
expect her to cower. They don’t expect this
fierce queen of Britain to march against the mighty Roman army—and win.
