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Qibla Compass

Navigation and Utilities

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Qibla Compass accurately finds the exact direction of Qibla (Kaaba) from almost anywhere in the...

The Thirteenth Guardian

K.M. Lewis

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Michelangelo concealed an explosive truth in his famous Creation of Adam fresco in the Sistine...

Biblical Apocalyptic Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

David McK (3425 KP) rated Commander (Jack Lark #10) in Books

Aug 7, 2022

Book number 10 in Paul Fraser Collard's Jack Lark series - a series which has, over time, moved away from its earlier Richard Sharpe stylings, which (and, at least, in The Scarlet Thief) it seemed to wear proudly on its sleeve.

To be clear: that's neither a con nor a pro: just something to be aware of!

In this one, the latest at the time of reviewing, Jack Lark is in Egypt, between employment (well, of a salubrious sort), when he is offered the opportunity to join an expedition into the Sudan, taking charge of new recruits in doing so.

What follows is the delays and danger (both of the natural variety as well as the man-made) of such an expedition into the wilderness, including the hunting of Elephants for ivory (on an industrial scale), slave trading and other such unsavoury pursuits which the expedition both aims to take part in and to stop.

As for Lark himself? He comes across as more melancholy than I remember from previous entries; more given to introspection than before. However, he also seems to end the novel in a better place than when he started: let's see how long that lasts!

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City of the Dead

James Ponti

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In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated City of the Dead in Books

Feb 27, 2023 (Updated Feb 27, 2023)

City of the Dead

James Ponti | 2023 | Children

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Breaking into a Museum is Only the Beginning

As this book opens, the team has been tasked with breaking into the British Museum and retrieving a couple of items from their exhibit on Egypt. These are sensitive items that the government doesn’t want to officially ask for back and doesn’t want to admit they even have. But the mission is not all it appears to be. What will happen when the team learns the truth?

Yes, I’m being vague in my teaser, but this is definitely a case where the fun comes in seeing how the plot evolves, so I’m giving as few spoilers as I can. There are plenty of twists that had me turning pages as fast as I could. I will say a matter of trust was resolved a little too easily for me to buy, but it was minor. As always, I love the characters, and I love watching their relationships. The growth here is great. We still get some laughs along with the adventure, too. The cliffhanger is going to make the wait for the next book even harder. Fans young and old will be delighted with this book.