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2.77 AVERAGE
2.77 AVERAGE
I absolutely fell in love with this book. The author, and the way he writes, reminds me so much of a cross between Dan Brown and Dean Koontz. That was just for me though. Everyone who reads this will read it differently. I fell in love with this book. I loved it from the first page to the last. Wallentin kept me interested in the story, and I felt like I was involved with the characters. I never saw the end coming! Definitely entertaining, and suggested reading for anyone who enjoyed "The DaVinci Code" or any Dean Koontz books. Put them together, and Wallentin has surpassed them both and created gold. Lovely.
I won this book on Goodreads First Reads.
I won this book on Goodreads First Reads.
Definitely an interesting read. Kept me engaged. Good ending.
1.5 stars
The writing was all over the place. Made me get lost a couple of times, and the way it was written just made me lose interest a lot. If you are willing to suspend reality for this one, then the story line would have actually been pretty good, but it was very poorly executed.
The writing was all over the place. Made me get lost a couple of times, and the way it was written just made me lose interest a lot. If you are willing to suspend reality for this one, then the story line would have actually been pretty good, but it was very poorly executed.
This is a sort of Swedish ‘Da Vinci code’. The first book of journalist Jan Wallentin and sold to at least 14 other countries, so if you are lucky it might be available in your language. It is an easy read and difficult to put down. I finished it in no time at all.
The story begins when a diver discovers a body in a mine shaft in Dalarna in the middle of Sweden. Due to the air deep down in the ground the body is well
preserved. It takes a little bit of time before the authorities are discovering that the body is over hundred years old. The dead person carried with him a specific cross. Once this information is spread it sets in motion actions from organizations and persons who know more than we do on the symbolism of it. The cross is a key to open up secrets and other worlds and people are prepared to kill to get hold of it.
The Da Vinci part in the story is replaced by the Swedish physician Nils Strindberg. He was a famous physicist at the time and also one of the participants in Andrée’s polar expedition in 1897. The expedition tried to reach the pole by using an air balloon. Unfortunately, the preparations for the expedition might not have been perfect and all three explorers died in their efforts to reach the pole. Their bodies were not found until 30 years later.
Out of this the writer has woven a story of mysterious discoveries, secret codes, mad(?) scientists and as the lead role a middle aged, addictive history professor.
Our hero, although not one who we would directly indentify as such, gets involved by chance. He is accused of murder, is kidnapped and gets a story that he has difficulties believing in. However, having come this far there is now way back. The quest for answers takes him on a tour of Europe; from Sweden to Belgium, Germany and Russia. The places are well described and myself a Swede living in Belgium recognize the places described.
With a lot of these kinds of books it seems that the authors always choose to go a little bit out of this world with their endings. The plots are of course – as we know from Dan Brown’s book – unbelievable in themselves, however, you could get away with it if the endings was not so out of reach. It is the same here. You are eagerly waiting for the answers and when they come they are a little(?) bit out of reality.
As concerns me, I still love these kinds of books. Especially when a historic event is used to weave a story around, I am lost!
Review from my book blog thecontentreader.blogspot.com
The story begins when a diver discovers a body in a mine shaft in Dalarna in the middle of Sweden. Due to the air deep down in the ground the body is well
preserved. It takes a little bit of time before the authorities are discovering that the body is over hundred years old. The dead person carried with him a specific cross. Once this information is spread it sets in motion actions from organizations and persons who know more than we do on the symbolism of it. The cross is a key to open up secrets and other worlds and people are prepared to kill to get hold of it.
The Da Vinci part in the story is replaced by the Swedish physician Nils Strindberg. He was a famous physicist at the time and also one of the participants in Andrée’s polar expedition in 1897. The expedition tried to reach the pole by using an air balloon. Unfortunately, the preparations for the expedition might not have been perfect and all three explorers died in their efforts to reach the pole. Their bodies were not found until 30 years later.
Out of this the writer has woven a story of mysterious discoveries, secret codes, mad(?) scientists and as the lead role a middle aged, addictive history professor.
Our hero, although not one who we would directly indentify as such, gets involved by chance. He is accused of murder, is kidnapped and gets a story that he has difficulties believing in. However, having come this far there is now way back. The quest for answers takes him on a tour of Europe; from Sweden to Belgium, Germany and Russia. The places are well described and myself a Swede living in Belgium recognize the places described.
With a lot of these kinds of books it seems that the authors always choose to go a little bit out of this world with their endings. The plots are of course – as we know from Dan Brown’s book – unbelievable in themselves, however, you could get away with it if the endings was not so out of reach. It is the same here. You are eagerly waiting for the answers and when they come they are a little(?) bit out of reality.
As concerns me, I still love these kinds of books. Especially when a historic event is used to weave a story around, I am lost!
Review from my book blog thecontentreader.blogspot.com
I relished in the journey through this book. I wish there was a little more action and pursuing but for the pace of the book it turned out okay. I wasnt expecting the ending, but definitely a different and enjoyable read.
Underhållande och välskriven och välgjord reserach vilket gjorde hela boken roligt att läsa och för alla som gillar spännande äventyr i nutiden med kopplingar till historien är det här en bok för dem.
If you are waiting for a new Dan Brown book, read this book while you are waiting. A cave diver in Sweden discovers a well-preserved body holding an ankh. The diver is murdered before you can say conspiracy theory. A history professor with a specialty in arcane mythologies discovers the body and is conveniently kidnapped by the Swedish Security Police and sent to Germany to meet with a very secret organization who has been searching for this ankh and it's accompanying star since they disappeared 100 years ago. A mysterious lawyer appears to assist the professor. The two of them end up on the lam in Ypres, France, where they find the missing star. And, again with the kidnapping. Lots of Nazi lore gets thrown into the mix, too. The first part do the book moved slowly, but once the trail hits Europe, the chase is on. many explosions, car chases and mysterious goings-on make this a fun summer escape read.
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