The Sanctuary

by Raymond Khoury | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 052595029X Global Overview for this book
Registered by trekie70 of Fayetteville, Arkansas USA on 8/28/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by trekie70 from Fayetteville, Arkansas USA on Sunday, May 15, 2011
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Here is one of those novels that spans centuries, interweaves stories from past and present, and involves a brave hero trying to uncover the truth behind an ancient conspiracy that unnamed individuals will kill to protect. It's hardly a new premise, but here's the good thing: in Khoury's hands, it feels fresh and exciting again. When archaeology professor Evelyn Bishop is kidnapped, her daughter, Mia, vows to find her and to find the secret behind the artifacts that apparently led to Evelyn's abduction. Her odyssey takes her into unexpected corners of history, quickly putting her own life at risk. The action takes place mostly in Iraq but also journeys to eighteenth-century Italy and present-day Lebanon. The large cast of characters includes plenty of villainous types, including "the hakeem," a doctor whose grisly medical experiments seem linked to a centuries-old mystery. There are dozens of ways this novel could have collapsed under its own narrative weight, but Khoury makes the conspiracy feel utterly believable and imbues his characters with infectious passion for finding the truth. A surefire hit with fans of conspiracy-based historical thrillers.

Journal Entry 2 by trekie70 at South Bend, Indiana USA on Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (12/31/2012 UTC) at South Bend, Indiana USA

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