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Title: Curses! by Aaron J. Elkins ISBN: 0-89296-263-1 Publisher: Mysterious Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Curse is me
Comment: After his last trip aboard, Gideon is back in his office being a professor. He is depressed over his latest birthday and wondering if his life has come to writing papers and teaching students. He wants to go back into the field and make discoveries on archaeological digs. Julie is trying to make him happier with an
decadent lunch when he gets a call From Abe. Back in 1982 they were both on a dig that was shut down due to dangerous conditions and a theft. He leaps at the chance to be back digging in dirt and discovering the lost secrets of the Maya Tribe. As the title suggest their is a curse on the place whether it is real or
someone is manipulating accidents to fit the clues only the reader can deduce that. Gideon is a character that
is easy to like and Elkins surrounds him with great settings and cast of characters that make the plot move forward without effort. Since these books take place in the 1980's it is interesting to see how they determine cause of death and identify bones without the modern technology of DNA and computers. I can't
wait to read more of this series as Elkins has Gideon keeping up with current trends in his field. Unlike Sue Grafton ( Kinsey Milhone series) who doesn't equip her with modern convinces like a cell phone, I can't wait until Gideon meets a computer.
Rating: 5
Summary: MAYANS PUT A CURSE ON GIDEON
Comment: I am beginning to think that the field of archaeology is a dangerous one. Gideon is called to the Yucatan by his mentor Abe to look at a skeleton found in the Priest's House at the dig there. Gideon and his wife Julie excitedly take the trip to the excavation, only to find more than just a skeleton there. Gideon has to dredge up memories of the previous dig at the site when a Mayan codex was stolen by the leader of the dig. A curse left by the Mayans in the Priest's House warns that horrible things will happen to any person who disturbs the site. Little by little the curses begin to happen to the group. Are the Gods of the Maya exacting their revenge, or is someone trying to cover something up?
Aaron Elkins is very good at spiriting the reader away to foreign lands and leading them on exciting quests and mysteries. You are sure to enjoy this one.
Rating: 4
Summary: jungle fever
Comment: A. Elkins is one of my all time favorite author's. He won the Edgar award a few years ago for a number of reasons. Any fan of Oliver's is sure to like this book. Once more our hero has to get out of a pickled mess and explore the jungle. Gideon is fast becoming a world traveller! The book is a lot of fun to read at the beach and is part of a good mystery collection!
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Title: Icy Clutches by Aaron Elkins ISBN: 0446400408 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Dark Place by Aaron Elkins ISBN: 0445209550 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Make No Bones by Aaron Elkins ISBN: 0446403083 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Old Bones : A Gideon Oliver Mystery by Aaron Elkins ISBN: 0445406879 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Murder in the Queen's Armes (A Gideon Oliver Mystery) by Aaron Elkins ISBN: 0445409134 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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