The Atlantis Code
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4.4 • 22 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Discover the action-packed adventure thriller, perfect for fans of The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and C. J. Sansom
Hidden away in a dusty antiquities shop in Egypt, an ancient artefact is discovered.
Quickly, it becomes the centre of the deadliest archaeological hunt in history . . .
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The 20,000 year-old relic is inscribed with what appears to be the long lost language of Atlantis.
Only one man is able to decode its meaning: the world's foremost linguist, Dr Thomas Lourdes. But can he stay alive long enough?
Meanwhile, an earthquake shocks Spain, uncovering a most unexpected site - one which the Vatican rushes to be the first to explore.
Could it be that the lost city of Atlantis is ready to be found?
And if so, is the world ready for her secrets?
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'Brokaw's hero is Indiana Jones without the whip. Who knew archaeology could be so exciting? Wonderful entertainment' Stephen Coonts, bestselling author of The Traitor
'Will take you to a new level of mystery, wonder, adventure and excitement' Deepak Chopra
'A rollicking adventure, with nonstop action and suspense' Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The novelty of Brokaw's debut, which links the Catholic Church and Atlantis, isn't enough to redeem this religious thriller. Evil forces associated with a Machiavellian cardinal, Stefano Murani, target hunky archeologist Thomas Lourds in the belief that he has stumbled on a valuable artifact in Alexandria, Egypt. Leslie Crane, the requisite good-girl love interest, interviews Lourds for a TV documentary. After Murani's minions butcher the show's producer, Lourds and Crane go on the run. Aided by the bad-girl love interest, police inspector Natashya Safarov, they travel to Moscow, Leipzig and Senegal. Two big revelations that the artifact may be connected to Atlantis and that the legendary lost continent may be linked to a revisionist version of an Old Testament account will get few readers' pulses racing, especially since Brokaw relies more on shoot-outs and narrow escapes than plausible archeological details to carry his story along.
Customer Reviews
The Atlantis Code
an exciting travlog culmenating in amost interesting finalle
prof Lourdes is aman similar to Indiana Jones who's linguistic and archeological knowledge take him in search of the few remaining lost mysteriies of the world
Throw in a liberal share of bad guys with a link to the catholic church and you have a novel as gripping as the Da Vinci code
A little slow to start but it picks up pace and holds you to the breath stopping finale
RIcardo MD