Black Rain
A Thriller
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4.2 • 112 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
The search for a lost Mayan artifact takes a deadly turn in this breakneck thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Clive Cussler’s Dark Vector.
“Black Rain sizzles with tension and twists that both entertain and magnetize.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Vendetta
Covert government operative Danielle Laidlaw leads an expedition into the deepest reaches of the Amazon in search of a legendary Mayan city. Assisted by a renowned university professor and protected by a mercenary named Hawker, her team journeys into the tangled rain forest—unaware that they are replacements for a group that vanished weeks before, and that the treasure they are seeking is no mere artifact but a breakthrough discovery that could transform the world.
Shadowed by a ruthless billionaire, threatened by a violent indigenous tribe, and stalked by an unseen enemy that leaves battered corpses in its wake, the group desperately seeks the connection between the deadly reality of the Mayan legend, the nomadic tribe that haunts them, and the chilling secret buried beneath the ancient ruins.
Don’t miss any of the action-packed Harker & Laidlaw series:
BLACK RAIN • BLACK SUN • THE EDEN PROPHECY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mayan myth, including the much-ballyhooed 2012 doomsday theory, forms the backbone of this action-packed debut. Danielle Laidlaw, an investigator for a covert branch of the National Research Institute, sets off into the Amazon with a small group of mercenaries, renegades, rogues, and scholars to uncover the source of mysterious radioactive crystals, hoping to find an ancient Mayan city and a possible source for clean energy. Ruthless billionaire Richard Kaufman has his own plans for the technology and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means killing Danielle and her team. There are other dangers lurking in the rain forests, including a cartoonishly savage tribe of natives called the Chollokwan and a mysterious man-eating creature. A few sections seem unnecessarily padded, but the fast pace and nonstop violence will keep readers forging ahead.
Customer Reviews
So Fun
It's 1:30 am, just finished and wish there was time to start the second book right now! This was so much fun to read and kept me interested until the last page, which is more than I can say for most books in this genre. Loved the plot twists that kept it interesting. Characters sketched out enough to care for, but not so much exposition that it sacrificed the pace of the story.