In Canadian Hamilton’s alluring seventh archeological novel (after 2002’s The Etruscan Chimera), her globe-trotting American antiques dealer and sleuth, Lara McClintock, goes on a buying trip to Thailand, where she also tries to track down William Beauchamp, a fellow dealer who’s gone missing. Meanwhile, Lara’s stepdaughter Jennifer is in the country to meet the family of her Thai boyfriend, Chat. As befits the mysterious Asian setting, nothing is what it first seems. The shifts of scene between contemporary Bangkok and 16th-century Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital, may confuse some readers, but on the whole the author does a fine job of blending history with the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the Orient. Corpses pile up in both past and current plots, with parallel motives rooted in the quest for power, jealousy and greed. A list of both ancient and modern characters eases the task of keeping all the names straight.

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RELEASE NOTES:

Enjoy :)

Arrived today. Thank you! Love the business cards too. :)

An okay read. I chose not to read the sections on the past history. Too confusing to me. A little bit of a surprise twist at the end, but I was beginning to figure it out.

Sending as a RABCK to Anneli. Enjoy!

The book arrived yesterday in Kerava. Thank you very much, Lauraloo!
I read earlier two books by Lyn Hamilton, one set in Mexico and one set in Malta. I liked both very much. I know next to nothing about Thailand, even if my brother-in-law lives there 9 months a year. I'll surely learn something new from this book.
I'll find new readers for the book when I am finished with it.

I enjoyed this book very much. But I chose to read the sections of the past history only after reading first the main story to the end. I did not like the way the past history made me anticipate things to happen in the main story. I think that archeological novels are very interesting. I would like to read all the books in this series.
Now I must find a new reader for this book. I am very sad to say that the colleague to whom I gave two books of this series passed away nearly two years ago. I still miss her a lot.

This is my # 117 (120) in
"REDUCE MOUNT TBR 2013" Challenge arranged by Dove-i-Libri.

This book counts for Thailand in my
Book From Every Country Challenge.

I took the book to the meet-up at Sokos in Helsinki and the book found a new home.
Happy reading!

This is my # 5 in
"KEEP THEM MOVING 2014" Challenge arranged by Booklady331.

Thanks for bringing the book to the meet-up, Annelis!

13.5.2014: I enjoyed reading the story. It was so harmless and gave a short-term escape from reality;) and I learned some things about Thailand too.

PKS miittiin

I'll ask my sister-in-law if she would like to read this book.

I gave the book to my sister-in-law.
Happy reading!

My sister-in-law has read the book. Now she gave it back to me.

Thank you very much for this book, sounds interesting!