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The lost island : a Gideon Crew novel / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781455525799 (pbk)
- ISBN: 9781455525775 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 9781455525799 (paperback) :
- Physical Description: 355 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
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| Subject: | Islands > Fiction. Book of Kells > Fiction. Book thefts > Fiction. Dublin (Ireland) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Suspense fiction. |
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Available copies
- 25 of 27 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Chetwynd Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 27 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetwynd Public Library | Fic Pre (Mys) AP (Text) | 35222000900414 | Adult Paperback | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2014 June #2
Preston and Child (Gideon's Sword, 2011, etc.) sail Gideon Crew into his third adventure for Effective Engineering Solutions, a "company specializing in failure analysis" that's the brainchild of Eli Glinn, a banged-up ex-military genius who pilots his enterprise from a power wheelchair.EES assigns Crew a simple Caribbean jaunt to find an exotic plant with near-magical healing powers. But first, he'll need to sneak into the Morgan Library in New York and steal part of Ireland's priceless Book of Kells because the Phorkys Map, an ancient Greek text that points the way to the coveted plant, is on the reverse side. In spite of Swiss bankâlevel security, Crew's now-you-see-it, now-you-don't Kells caper takes no more time than he'll need to sink a ship full of treasure-hunting Caribbean pirates. Thinking Crew knows the location of billions in bullion, the bad guys stumble upon him and his EES-assigned partner, Amy, a techno-type with Ph.D.s in classical languages and sociology. No meet-cute romance here for Crew and Amy; it's eyes only on the map left by Odysseus, he of the legendary voyage. The authors crank up their descriptive powers when the pair meet Miskito Indians and then canoe offshore to search for the "lotus"âthe healing plantâon deserted volcanic islands. Deserted because the census overlooked the last surviving Cyclops, "something out of a B movie, a huge muscled Neanderthal" who's "nine feet tall, with a massive head on a thickly muscled neck" and "a single glossy eye the size of a plate." The characters are static. The plot is breakneck violent. Geekery is prevalent, with Glinn employing QBAâsupercomputer quantitative behavioral analysis, combining history, sociology and statistics which "can predict, to a certain extent, human behavior"âwhich works well except for the unforeseen murder and mayhem, betrayal and suicide.Preston and Child keep an eye out for the legendary and introduce Cyclops, mystical humanoid, to stretch the boundaries of the action-adventure novel. Copyright Kirkus 2014 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2014 March #1
In this third in the Gideon Crew series, our hero discovers a lost civilizationâsomething Preston actually helped to do recently on an expedition to Honduras, which uncovered a staggering city in ruins deep in the rainforest.
[Page 66]. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2014 May #2
In Preston and Child's sparkling third Gideon Crew novel (after 2012's Gideon's Corpse), Eli Glinn of Effective Engineering Solutions orders Crew to steal the Book of Kells, "the finest illuminated book in existence," from New York's Morgan Library, where it's on loan from the Irish governmentâand protected by a highly sophisticated security system. When the success of this nearly impossible mission reveals a treasure map with links to ancient Greek history, Glinn sends Gideon and Amy, another operative in his employ, on a jaunt to the Caribbean. There Gideon and Amy, who briefly poses as his wife, face dangers from treasure hunters, nature, and an erosion of trust in each other. Gideon refreshingly doesn't fit the superhero mold, and the enigmatic Amy is more than his equal in daring and intelligence. Fans of H. Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs will find a lot to like. Agent: Eric Simonoff, William Morris Endeavor. (Aug.)
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