Plaza: An Archaeological Thriller

PLAZA

THEIR FIRST MISTAKE was ever telling the world about the wonders they had found.

They should have kept it all a secret. If they’d kept it a secret, fewer people would have died. When archaeologists uncover the largest ancient safe in the world, the wrong kinds of people will show up: criminals, mercenaries, treasure hunters.

THEIR SECOND MISTAKE was opening it.

Why would an ancient culture devote three generations to build a giant stone safe? Why would they bury it so the jungle could hide it from the world? Why ritually sacrifice one hundred thousand people to ensure its secrecy?

THEIR LAST MISTAKE proved the biggest.

This last mistake hurt the most. Their last mistake was to assume that nothing had been left behind to keep guard….

"Move over Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton. Shane M Brown has crafted a roller-coaster ride of non-stop archaeological adventure that will have readers glued to the page. When this book becomes a blockbuster movie, we'll be camping out to buy tickets!"
Strictly Fiction Reviews

"This is the type of book that reviewers crave. Believable characters, solid writing and, most important of all, a gift for story-telling that places this book firmly into our ranks of fiction favorites. "
Kerkus Reviews

Comments from reviewers-

"Brown masterfully wove everything together into an ending that had me super intrigued and wondering what was going to happen next." - August

"Wow! I just read my 2nd book by Shane Brown and I loved it! Shane Brown is 2 for 2 in the action-thriller department as far as I am concerned. I loved FAST, and I loved Plaza just as much." - CoachD

"Fast-paced and exciting. I really enjoyed the book. It kept me entertained until the end. Hoping for more like this from the author" - Jim Fields

"Excellent thriller. Grips you to the end" - R Ryan

"Fast moving archaeological thriller with many surprises. You will enjoy reading this book. It was worth losing sleep because it was so interesting I did not want to put it down!" - Earl

"I really enjoyed this book! It is action packed from start to finish. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes to read about archaeology on a thrill ride!' - Surreallst77

"Very much enjoyed reading this story. Didn't start reading until midafternoon. Could hardly wait this morning to pick up where I left off. So many twist and turns will leave the reader on and on till the last words roll off the pages."- Allie

About the Author:

Hi there!

If you haven't landed on this page by accident, then you're one of those curious people, like me, who likes to know a bit more about the authors we read. My life is much less exciting than my writing (thank goodness, because I put my characters through hell!)

I married my university sweetheart (not sure how she still puts up with me) and I’m the lucky father of three young children (Cassandra, Luca and Nicholas). We live in Brisbane, Australia. I met my wife at James Cook University, where I completed a Bachelor of Biological Science with duel majors in Zoology and Archaeology, a First Class Honors Degree in Underwater Archaeology, and a Masters Degree in Environmental Management. My writing draws on these disciplines, but while researching for books I try to never stop learning.

To date, I have completed five novels and an anthology of shorter stories. Right now I’m working hard on my sixth novel, and very much enjoying my role in assisting with the development of a feature film based on one of my short stories.

I love hearing from people. Feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you like, or what you think I could do better. Like I said, I’m always trying to learn.

Have a great week,

Shane M Brown