If you like action this is a great book but it has an element of family as well. You’ll cheer the heroes and boo the villians – and you may not like who the villains are. Hey the Brits were the baddies in Ice Station – deal with it, I did.
An international team of commandos, all deadly but charged with raising and protecting a little girl called Lily. It’s a global treasure hunt ten years in the making with high stakes for all of humanity. America, Old Europe and “the nine” race between the seven wonders of the world – including the long lost hanging gardens of Babylon. (If they exist as Matt Reilly envisions them they would be a truly awe-inspiring sight.) They’re all looking for the pieces of the golden capstone that used to sit atop the great pyramid in Egypt. But do Aussie, Jack West Jr and his team of underdogs have a traitor amongst them and will Lily survive the ritual she was born for? This book made me laugh out loud in a couple of places, especially the bit with the London bus! And what is it about fictional heroes named Jack?
More Jack West and co on the way in January – I’m just starting the arc for Six Sacred Stones.
A little palate-cleansing non-fiction. “Spook”, by Mary Roach. Science tackles the afterlife and so far Roach’s fascinating insight and sometimes earthy wit are making me think I should try “Stiff” next.
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