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Amethysts and Arson (Gems and Espionage, #6) (Gems and Espionage #6)
by
Lynn Gardner
When Allison married Bart, she knew theirs would be no ordinary marriage. Bart works undercover for Interpol’s anti-terrorist agency, Anastasia, and Allison is already more familiar with danger and near death than she’d like to be. Now this intrepid and charming duo encounters their most challenging mystery yet.
Bart’s uncle, an arson investigator, has been receiving anonym...more
Bart’s uncle, an arson investigator, has been receiving anonym...more
Paperback, 283 pages
Published
September 1st 1999
by Covenant Communications
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After reading Amethysts and Arson I want to take the Lynn Gardner "deep south" tour of all the great places her characters Allison and Bart visited. They were in hurry to save beautiful historical buildings and museums from being leveled by a madman. They rushed through these tourist spots but you really feel like you were there. Lynn says she does her best research by going to the places her characters visit. On Lynn's website I found out that she indeed visited all these places in her book. "R...more
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Quick, fun read. Not as suspenseful as some of the others. I pretty much had the villain figured out early on, but the plot structures of solving the clues and finding all the different kinds of explosives kept me reading. This one seemed like it would have been fun to write--or at least, fun to go to all the landmarks in the south and research for the story.
AHHHHH! I'm OBSESSED! I LOVE this book! She's a genius! Kind of...
Ok reasons WHY I love this book...
1- Allison FINALLY does something PRODUCTIVE! :-O
2- She has her first actual mission with Bart!
3- She doesn't totally depend on Bart (she isn't an airhead anymore! :)
4- It wasn't completely predictable!
Reasons why I was kind of disappointed... (SPOILER ALERT!)
1- She doesn't get to shoot people and mostly isn't on edge (still highly addictive)
2- I totally knew she was pregnant the WHOLE TIME! G...more
Ok reasons WHY I love this book...
1- Allison FINALLY does something PRODUCTIVE! :-O
2- She has her first actual mission with Bart!
3- She doesn't totally depend on Bart (she isn't an airhead anymore! :)
4- It wasn't completely predictable!
Reasons why I was kind of disappointed... (SPOILER ALERT!)
1- She doesn't get to shoot people and mostly isn't on edge (still highly addictive)
2- I totally knew she was pregnant the WHOLE TIME! G...more
Trying to outwit an arsonist and doing it within just a few days, is not only stressful, but tests Allison's and Bart's limits. This is the first time it seems that they are at odds with each other. The chance for a normal life will never be in their future and they know it. Before the story ends, there's plenty of tension between them.
Although I also enjoyed the earlier books in the series, this one blew me away the first time I read it. I loved the puzzles and historical connections. If I recall, this was her most complex plot yet, and in my opinion truly manifested her talent as a writer. As I've gotten older, I still really love this book and enjoy rereading it. Although I am more aware of its flaws and typos, they aren't enough to significantly detract from enjoyment of the book.
I didn't find this book as good as the previous one but not everything can be perfect. It still was a page turner and was great!
These are fun fast passed good reads. The only problem I had was that the series went on too long.16 and up.
Doesn't ANYONE get tired of Bart calling Allison "Princess"??? It drives me nuts!! It's so corny and cheesy and lame. I really enjoy these books, but her nickname bothers me more and more with every book.
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Great one because you learn a little american history about this one a random cities in the U.S that you don't really know a whole lot about.
this is my favorite book in the series! i loved all the historical points in it!
My favorite one out of all the "gem books"!
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This was my favorite of the searies
another great book in this series!
great suspense book.
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