THE MOSES EXPEDITIONJuan Gomez-Jurado Faced paced thriller for Da Vinci Code fans. The story begins in Nazi Germany, in a hospital where Jewish children are being used for experiments. A boy's parents try to buy a visit with him, using a candle covered in gold -a family heirloom. The parents are sent away, but the candle is kept. Skip ahead to present day. A Spanish reporter loses her job and is asked to join a mysterious expedition. A priest is tracking a Nazi doctor. A computer genius is asked to locate information on a number of people that seem completely unrelated. Behind it all is a billionaire who is never seen in public. There is a terrorist cell watching every move and plotting.The priest, the reporter, a doctor, a small private army and several archeologists head for a little spot in the Jordanian desert. The killings and attempted killings start before they arrive at the location. The doctor and the priest seem to have a secret agenda and the reporter is suspicious of them both. There are references to the priest saving the reporter's life previous to this operation and now he is responsible for her no matter what trouble she gets into.If you read this as a thriller " beach" read, you will probably enjoy it. If you prefer your leisure reading to be a bit more believable, look elsewhere. Una historia de ritmo trepidante que te engancha desde el principio. La época actual, la Alemania nazi, Estados Unidos, Jordania... con este libro vas saltando de uno a otro guiado por un hilo conductor que mantiene la intriga en todo momento por saber qué pasará después. Otro detalle que me gusta, aunque parezca una tontería, es que los capítulos sean relativamente cortos: siempre dices "va, leo otro más, total sólo son 5 páginas" y así te tiras una hora y te has zampado un tercio del libro :)Lo dicho, una lectura ligera y entretenida, que no te hace recordar mil nombres diferentes (como las sagas de fantasía que he leído últimamente), con elementos tan universales como el amor, la venganza o la lealtad, todo muy bien mezclado. Como una de esas pelis de aventuras que te hacen pasar un rato agradable en el cine, con unas palomitas y buena compañía :)
What do You think about Taivaspaikka (2009)?
I have just won this book from First Reads. I look forward to reading it soon. Thanks.
—kale
A combination of Raiders of the Lost Ark amd one more middle eastern terrorist plot.
—nanda
Dan Brown in a frenzied, violent way without any respect for the divine.
—nando
